Real Madrid, the reigning Spanish champions, beat Valencia 2-0 on Thursday in the last match of the 17th round of La Liga.

Real Madrid – Valencia 2-0, La Liga

Madrid dominated the game at the Santiago Bernabeu and could have opened the scoring before the break, but Rudiger’s goal (’45+3) was disallowed by an attacking foul by Benzema.

Real finally scored with a great shot by Asensio (’52). Two minutes later, Vinicius took action on his own and set the final score

In the 72nd minute, Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) was sent off after a deliberate leg kick by Vinicius.

Here you can see the result of the match Real Madrid – Valencia.

Militao and Benzema were injured during the game, and Carlo Ancelotti said at the end that only the defender has serious problems, he will miss the match against Mallorca.

After this success, “Real” scored 45 points and moved away from the leader “Barcelona” by five points. Instead, Valencia is in 14th place with 20 points.

La Liga standings

1. FC Barcelona (goal difference 39-7) 50 points

2. Real Madrid (40-16) 45

3. Real Sociedad (28-18) 39

4. Atletico Madrid (28-16) 34

5. Villarreal (21-14) 31

6. Betis Sevilla (21-16) 31 etc.