La Liga: Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-0 to keep pace with Barcelona

After a commanding victory over Valencia, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane reached a new milestone as he now has the second-highest number of wins by any coach in Real Madrid history

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It was Madrid's second straight game at its training centre, which is being used while the Santiago Bernabu Stadium remains under renovation until the end of the season. Photo: @realmadriden

Agencies Madrid

6 min read Last Updated : Jun 19 2020 | 12:18 PM IST

Karim Benzema scored twice and Marco Asensio added another on his return from a 10-month injury layoff as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 to keep pace with leader Barcelona in the Spanish league (La Liga).

The home win on Thursday left Madrid two points behind Barcelona, which defeated Legans 2-0 on Tuesday for its second straight win after the pandemic break.

Madrid took control of the match after a lackluster first half in which Valencia had the most significant scoring chances and a goal disallowed by video review.

Benzema opened the scoring in the

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