La Liga: Benzema, Vinicius' braces help Real Madrid thrash Valencia 4-1

Updated : Jan 09, 2022 08:37
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Editorji News Desk

Real Madrid's forwards Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored braces to give La Liga leaders a 4-1 victory over Valencia on Saturday night.

The goal-fest started with Benzema converting a penalty spot two minutes before halftime. With this Benzema became the fourth player to score 300 goals for Real Madrid.

Real continued their attack in the second half and Vinicius scored twice to give his team a 3 goal advantage. Goncalo Guedes scored a consolation goal for Valencia in the 76th minute.

But Benzema sealed the win for Real by scoring from inside the box in the 88th minute.

Real Madrid now has 49 points after 21 games, eight points ahead of Sevilla on the points table. 

Also read: FA Cup: Chelsea hand Chesterfield a thumping 5-1 defeat at home

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