A Karim Benzema brace – including arguably the best goal anywhere in the world since the lockdown – ensured Real Madrid are still breathing down the necks of Barcelona in La Liga.
On a high-tempo, high-quality encounter – in which Marco Asensio also scored with his first touch of the season – Los Blancos closed the gap to two points with nine games to go.
Jasper Cillessen stuck a leg out to deny former Chelsea man Eden Hazard an early breakthrough after a perfect through pass from Benzema.
Valencia thought they had taken what would have been a deserved lead inside 20 minutes as Rodrigo fired past Thibaut Courtois.
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