The two teams are on the field of play, and we are minutes away from kick-off, with the fans packed inside the Mestalla.
Valencia have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 18 matches against Real Madrid in LaLiga, their longest streak without keeping a clean sheet against Los Blancos in the competition since 1995.
Valencia winger Denis Cheryshev misses out due to a knee injury, while Cristiano Piccini is also on the sidelines for the time being. He and Gaya drop out, meaning Foulquier and Duro come into the starting XI. Ancelotti makes just one change to his team following the 1-0 win over Inter Milan as Hazard replaces Lucas Vazquez.
SUBS: Eduardo Camavinga, Jesús Vallejo, Rodrygo, Miguel Gutiérrez, Luka Jovic, Toni Fuidias, Isco, Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Blanco, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Nacho; Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Luka Modric; Vinícius Júnior, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard.
SUBS: Jason, Vazquez Alcalde, Toni Lato, Uros Racic, Marcos de Sousa, Koba Koindredi, Manu Vallejo, Hélder Costa, Yunus Musah, Jasper Cillessen, Mouctar Diakhab.
VALENCIA (4-4-2): Giorgi Mamardashvili; Thierry Correia, Gabriel Paulista, Omar Alderete, Dimitri Foulquier; Carlos Soler, Daniel Wass, Hugo Guillamon, Hugo Duro; Gonçalo Guedes, Maxi Gomez.
Valencia coach Jose Bordalas has managed to lift the mood in Valencia after another turbulent summer, but they will need to be at their best to get past Ancelotti's men in what is their toughest test of the new campaign.
Both sides have made encouraging starts to the season so far, with Atletico Madrid only one point in front of them, having also played a game more. Los Che have beaten Getafe, Alaves and Osasuna so far, while Granada held them to a draw. Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid also beat Alaves, while they have also enjoyed other wins over Real Betis and Celta Vigo, with Levante holding them to a 3-3 draw.
Good evening and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the La Liga clash between Valencia and Real Madrid from the Estadio de Mestalla. This fixture sees third-placed Valencia entertain second-placed Real Madrid, with both sides on ten points after three wins and a draw from their opening four matches.
