Valencia can strengthen their grip on third place and pull seven points clear of their city rivals Levante with a win at Atletico Madrid.

Juanfran claims handball as his cross from the right appears to strike the arm of Ruiz. Replays show it was Ruiz's thigh.

Valencia are now controlling this game. No great concern for Diego Simeone, but the visitors are now seeing far more of the ball.

Miranda has got that booking he was looking for. For a foul on Soldado, who will look to test the Atletico man even more now he is on a yellow.

Valencia chance! The visitors create their first opening as Juanfran only half clears Rami's ball forward and it falls to Piatti, who lashes the ball at goal from 20 yards, forcing Courtois to palm it away to his right.

There's a steel to Atletico under Simeone, and his side are holding up well so far. Valencia are yet to register their first meaningful attack.

Mathieu's wound is patched up and he is back on the field.

Diego involved again as he clatters into Alba. This game certainly has an edge to it at the moment.

Diego and Mathieu ave clashed heads. There's blood and the game has stopped while the Valencia man receives treatment.

Valencia commit numbers on the break, but the ball forward to Soldado is too hard and Atletico regroup.

Falcao finds some space down the right, but Alba and Albelda combine to halt the charge of the former Porto man.

Valencia seem to have weathered the storm and are seeing more of the ball now. This time Rami overhits his cross from the left towards Soldado, who applauds the ball nonetheless.

Soldado is highest scoring Spanish scorer in La Liga, and he is certainly a marked man tonight.

Solado is clattered into by Miranda, who gets away with the challenge. But Soldado gives him a shove and wags his finger at the Atletico man.

Falcao heads the resulting free-kick from Diego over the bar, but Atletico are making all the running here. Valencia yet to get going after those bright opening moments.

Valencia's Ruiz is booked after Falcao turned past him, before being dumped to the ground by the Valencia defender.

Diego whips in a dangerous free-kick from the right, but Godin is penalised for a push in the box after leaping highest and then nodding just over. Valencia free-kick.

Soldado is tripped by Filipe, who has stuck close to the Valencia forward in the early stages. This time, Soldado wins the free-kick.

Atletico's new coach, Diego Simeone, is yet to sit down. He is barking instructions from the technical area.

Atletico win a free-kick 25 yards out, just right of centre. But Diego's ball into the box is headed clear as Valencia, in all black tonight, form a strong defensive line.

A save for the cameras by Alves, but a crucial save nonetheless.

But Atletico are pushing forward down the right wing, and Alves is forced into the first save of the night from Lopez, who glances Juanfran's volleyed cross towards goal.