Welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Last weekend's 5-1 loss to arch-rivals Barcelona brought an end to Julen Lopetegui's short-lived tenure in the Spanish capital, leaving Santiago Solari in temporary control.
Solari's first, and perhaps only, league match in charge of the European champions is the visit of a Valladolid side unbeaten in six La Liga matches - their best such run of form since December 2003.
Follow all of the action as it unfolds with our extensive updates below.
STARTING XI: Courtois; Odriozola, Ramos, Nacho, Reguilon; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema, Bale
SUBS: Navas, Valverde, Lucas Vazquez, Isco, Ceballos, Vinicius, Sanchez
STARTING XI: Masip; Moyano, Kiko, Calero, Nacho; Antonito, Michel, Alcarez, Villa; L.Suarez, Unal
SUBS: J.Fernandez, B.Fernandez, Plano, Verde, Rodriguez, Cop, Mohamed
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Santiago Solari: "The team played with joy, enthusiasm and commitment and the result [against Melilla] was the fruit of that. They are great champions, they are very committed. If not, you do not earn everything you have earned. They are hurt because this is sport, there are dynamics that are bad and it has to be reversed. We have done many things well."
Sergio Gonzalez: "The change of coach is a double-edged sword, I know from my own experience, the tree is always shaken: those who play are quick, those who do not play want to participate, the coach makes changes. We arrive at the most complicated moment, the most difficult Madrid that we can find."
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7 - Gareth Bale is one game from equalling his worst run without scoring in #LaLiga for Real Madrid: seven (January - March 2015). Spotlight pic.twitter.com/X6kRxgd547
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 2, 2018
REAL MADRID SUBS: Navas, Valverde, Lucas Vazquez, Isco, Ceballos, Vinicius, Sanchez
REAL VALLADOLID SUBS: J.Fernandez, B.Fernandez, Plano, Verde, Rodriguez, Cop, Mohamed
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