French star Karim Benzema scored two goals to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory over Valencia on Thursday night in the 29th round of the Spanish Football League, to continue Real's pursuit of Barcelona at the top of the arrangement and reduce the difference between them to two points.
Real went ahead with Benzema in the 61st minute, after a wonderful effort from Eden Hazard, and Marco Asensio added the second goal in the 74th minute, before Benzema added his second and third goals for his team in the 86th minute with an amazing direct shot.
He explained the completeness of the attacking strike force of the royal with the return of Hazard and Asensio from the injury, which contributed to the brilliance of the third leg in the attack triangle Benzema.
The match saw the cancellation of the goal of Valencia scored by Rodrigo Moreno, in the 20th minute, after the intervention of the assistant video referee (Var) because of Maxi Gomez's infiltration.
The match was marred by some tension, especially at the end of it, and Valencia player Li Kang An was sent off in the 89th minute.
The riyal raised its score to 62 points in second place, just two points behind its arch rival Barcelona, who led the table.
On the other hand, Valencia's balance stopped at 43 points in eighth place, 4 points behind the last qualifying places for the European League.
This victory is the 18th for Real in the league this season, against a loss in 3 games and a tie in 8, while this loss has become the 11th for Valencia in the league this season compared to winning 11 games and a tie in 10.