8/1/2022–|Last update: 9/1/202201:16 AM (Mecca)
Real Madrid consolidated its position at the top of the Spanish Football League by defeating its guest Valencia 4-1 on Saturday in the 20th stage of the competition.
And at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid regained its balance after losing the last round at Getafe with a 1-0 goal.
Real Madrid owes this victory to its two French stars, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior, who scored the four goals with two goals each.
The first half ended with Real progressing with a goal scored by Benzema in the 43rd minute from a penalty kick that the team got as a result of a foul by Omar Alderetti against Casemiro.
Just 7 minutes after the start of the second half, Vinicius added the second goal for Real, after a break of individual skills, which ended with a powerful shot with his right foot into the net.
Vinicius returned and scored the third goal for the royal club and the second for him in the 61st minute with a header, after a cross from Marco Asensio that Valencia goalkeeper Jasper Cillesin failed to address.
????⚽️ Vinicius continues to shine and signs the third goal for Real Madrid#La Liga | #RealMadridValencia #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/gQOsxorbsV
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) January 8, 2022
Goncalo Guedes responded with a goal for Valencia in the 76th minute from a follow-up to a penalty kick taken by himself, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois kept it away.
Two minutes before the end, Benzema scored the fourth goal for Real and the second with a powerful shot with his right foot, taking advantage of Ferland Mendy’s pass.
The Royal Club succeeded in recording its 15th victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats, to take a new step towards the 34th title in his career in the Spanish League.
Real Madrid raised its lead to 49 points from 21 games, 8 points ahead of its closest rivals Seville, who played 19 games, and Valencia’s balance stopped at 28 points in ninth place.
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