L. Jović has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Dani Carvajal.
It's a brilliant cross into the box from Carvajal as he perfectly picks out Jovic's run through the middle to set up the chance.
AND IT'S FIVE! This time, Jovic stays onside as he gets in between two Leganes defenders and jumps to head Carvajal's cross over Soriano and into the back of the net to score his first goal for Madrid. 5-0!
89'
Leganes have a free-kick on the right wing and Rivera puts the cross into the box. En-Nesyri rises highest in the middle to get on the end of it but sends his effort just over the crossbar.
87'
Carvajal is high up the field once again and he squares a cross back to Isco on the edge of the box. The substitute decides to have a go and drills his shot through the crowd of players in the box but Soriano gets across his line to punch it away.
84'
Aitor Ruibal gets yellow.
Ruibal picks up a yellow card for a late foul on Casemiro.
81'
It's worked well upfield once again by Leganes and Rivera chips a good cross into the middle of the box. Braithwaite rises above Ramos to get on the end of it but his header sails high over the crossbar.
79'
Madrid have the chance to counter and Jovic plays a brilliant pass out to Rodrygo on the left. He cuts inside and just as he's getting ready to take the cross, Awaziem makes a good tackle to dispossess him.
77'
Leganes are enjoying a good spell of possession just inside Madrid's half at the moment and they work it out to Rosales on the right wing. He almost catches Carvajal out as he cuts inside, but the left-back recovers well to make the tackle.
75'
Isco enters the game and replaces F. Valverde.
Zidane makes his final substitution now as well and it's Isco that's coming on to replace Valverde.
72'
R. Rosales enters the game and replaces Unai Bustinza.
Cembranos makes his final change of the game as Bustinza, who is on a yellow card, is taken off and replaced by Rosales.
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L. Jović enters the game and replaces K. Benzema.
That's Benzema's last involvement in the game and he receives a standing ovation as he makes his way off the field to be replaced by Jovic.
69'
Penalty goal scored by K. Benzema for Real Madrid!
AND IT'S FOUR! Benzema has been desperate to get on the scoresheet and he finally gets his reward! It's a confident spot-kick from the forward as he sends the keeper the wrong way and nestles his shot in the bottom right corner.
66'
Aitor Ruibal enters the game and replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
Substitution Óscar Rodríguez Arnaiz Aitor Ruibal García
65'
Bustinza spots En-Nesyri making a run in behind Ramos and tries to pick him out with a throughball. The forward set off too early though and the flag goes up for offside.
63'
Marcelo gets yellow.
Marcelo becomes the first Madrid player to go in the book after he catches Bustinza with a late challenge in the Leganes box.
62'
L. Modrić enters the game and replaces T. Kroos.
Christian Rivera gets yellow.
Zidane makes his first change of the game now and it's the scorer of the second goal, Kroos, that's coming off to be replaced by Modric.
Rivera is the latest player to pick up a yellow card after he pulls back Benzema to stop him getting the ball.
60'
Leganes are just starting to push forward with a bit more intent than before, but the quality isn't there. Braithwaite is down the right again and loops a cross into the box, but nobody is there in the middle to meet it and Courtois collects.
58'
Leganes have a free-kick on the right and Silva chooses to take it short to Braithwaite on the edge of the box. He then tries to pick out Silva who has made a run down the right, but Kroos is there to intercept it.
56'
Recio enters the game and replaces Kévin Rodrigues.
Cembranos is making his first change of the game now and it's Rodrigues that's making way so that Recio can come onto the field.
52'
J. Silva gets yellow.
Silva has picked up a yellow card early in the second half after catching Benzema with a late challenge.
51'
Rodriguez is pushing forward down the right for Leganes and feeds it into Braithwaite ahead of him. He cuts inside before going for goal, but it's a tame effort from him that ends up being a comfortable save for Courtois.
50'
Just like in the first half, Madrid are keeping hold of the ball well at the start of the half and Leganes can't get close to them to try and win it back to launch an attack of their own.
48'
Kroos takes a corner for Madrid and curls a good cross into the middle of the box. Omeruo heads it clear, but only as far as Marcelo who cuts inside and drills his shot towards goal, but it's a comfortable save for Soriano.
46'
Madrid get the game back underway for the second half!
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HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 3-0 LEGANES.
44'
Rivera gets his head up as he picks up the ball in his own half and chooses to go long to En-Nesyri. It's a good idea but the forward is being tightly marked by Ramos who heads it away.
42'
Benzema is standing over the free-kick that Kroos won just outside the box and he's going for goal. He curls his shot up and over the wall, but there isn't enough dip on the effort as it sails over the crossbar.
41'
Unai Bustinza gets yellow.
Bustinza has made a couple of fouls so far but after catching Kroos with a late challenge, the referee brings out the yellow card.
38'
Kroos puts yet another great cross into the middle of the box and he's looking for Benzema. The Frenchman tries to go for the spectacular again, this time with a high volley, but Tarin gets ahead of him to head it clear.
36'
Rodrigues finds himself in some space down the left wing and curls a good cross into the box. Varane gets his head to it and the ball loops up into the air, but Courtois comes off his line to collect it.
34'
Whenever Leganes do win possession back, they're slow to move up the field and out of their own half which is allowing Madrid to put more pressure on them high up the field and cause more problems.
32'
It's patient build-up from Madrid now as Leganes are starting to close them down higher up the field. The home side are still finding space through the middle, but once it's given to Hazard down the left, he knocks it out with a sloppy pass.
29'
Leganes have the chance to put some more pressure on Madrid from the corner, but they don't take the opportunity. It's a poor cross into the box and Varane rises highest in the middle to clear his lines.
26'
The penalty looks to have deflated Leganes as Madrid begin to push forward once again from the restart. Kroos puts a cross into the middle of the box but Tarin reaches it ahead of Benzema to head it clear.
24'
Juan Soriano gets yellow.
Penalty goal scored by Sergio Ramos for Real Madrid!
Soriano picks up the first yellow card of the game as VAR judged that he had moved off his line to make the save for Ramos' penalty.
THIS TIME HE SCORES! It's much better from the Madrid captain this time as he sends his penalty into the bottom right corner and sends Soriano the wrong way. 3-0 Madrid!
23'
SORIANO SAVES IT! It's not a great penalty from Ramos as he sends it down the middle of the goal without a lot of power on the effort and Soriano gets down well to make the save and deny him.
18'
Leganes are enjoying a good spell of possession at the moment, but all of their passes are being played between their defenders. Soriano decides to go long to try and set up an attack, but he puts it straight out of play.
16'
Yet again, Benzema pulls away from his defender as he moves out to the left to get on the end of Hazard's pass. He tries to curl his effort across goal and into the far top corner, but his shot is always curling wide.
14'
Leganes have barely been able to get out of their own half since the start of the game as they seem to be giving possession away sloppily when they do have a chance to move forward.
12'
Carvajal pushes forward and puts a deep cross into the box to try and pick out Benzema's run through the middle. Yet again, the defenders can't get close to him, but luckily for them, the cross is overhit and runs out of play.
10'
Leganes are struggling to keep hold of the ball at the moment as Madrid push forward once again. Rodrygo makes a good run down the right and gets ahead of Silva to put a cross into the box, but Soriano is off his line to collect it.
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T. Kroos has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by K. Benzema.
Benzema has been causing Leganes a lot of problems since the start of the game and he gets away from Bustinza to chip a cross to Kross in the six-yard box.
THEY HAVE ANOTHER! Benzema gets in behind Leganes once again to pick out Kroos with his cross. It's a clever finish from the German as he flicks the cross past Soriano with the outside of his foot. 2-0 Madrid!
7'
Rodrygo has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by K. Benzema.
Benzema drifted out to the right to pick up the ball and he pulls away from Silva to pick out Rodrygo's run into the six-yard box.
MADRID LEAD! Leganes should've cleared their lines when they had the chance and they're punished for it. It's a good cross into the box and Rodrygo is unmarked in the six-yard box and taps the ball into the back of the net. 1-0 Madrid!
6'
It's a great cross into the box from Rodrygo and Benzema brings it down with a good first touch but can't keep it under his control which allows Omeruo to get back and intercept it, but he doesn't clear it like he should.
4'
Madrid are pushing forward again and this time Benzema drifts out to the left so that he can pick up the ball. He chips a cross into the box and it takes a deflection before going out, but much to his frustration, the referee awards a goal-kick.
2'
Benzema makes a darting run through midfield but just has to hold it up as he waits for support. He lays it off to Marcelo before running into the box to reach the left-back's cross, but he's beaten to it by Tarin.
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En-Nesyri gets the game underway for Leganes!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the LaLiga meeting between Real Madrid and Leganes at the Santiago Bernabeu!
Leganes were on a nine-match winless run in the league, sitting bottom of the table after drawing two and losing seven of their opening games. But, they finally recorded their first victory at the weekend by beating Mallorca 1-0. Madrid, on the other hand, have lost just one of their last seven games in all competitions (W4 D2), although that did come in their last outing in LaLiga when they were beaten 1-0 by Mallorca.
REAL MADRID STARTING XI (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Luka Jovic, Isco, Ferland Mendy, Luka Modric, Eder Militao, Lucas Vazquez.
LEGANES STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Juan Soriano; Unai Bustinza, Rodrigo Tarin, Kenneth Omeruo, Jonathan Silva; Christian Rivera, Chidozie Awaziem; Martin Braithwaite, Oscar Rodriguez, Kevin Rodrigues; Youssef En-Nesyri.
LEGANES SUBS: Ivan Cuellar, Roberto Rosales, Aitor Ruibal, Jose Arnaiz, Guido Carrillo, Recio, Javier Aviles.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
For Leganes, their main aim in the second half will be to try and keep Real Madrid from scoring any more goals to avoid a heavy defeat. They've struggled going forward, though Rodriguez did have a chance saved by Courtois. Zidane will be pleased with how his side have bounced back after defeat in their last league game and he will be hoping his side can send a message with a big win as they aim to go back to second in the table.
That's all for today, goodbye!
So, Madrid rise to second in the LaLiga table, just one point behind rivals Barcelona. Zidane will be pleased with how his side bounced back after their loss to Mallorca and will be hoping for another performance like this against Real Betis at the weekend. Leganes stay rooted to the bottom of the table and Cembranos will want to put this behind them quickly before they face Eibar on Sunday.
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