Real Madrid keep pressure on Atletico Madrid with Valencia win

SMA NEWS – La Liga

Real Madrid continued to cling to the coat-tails of city rivals Atletico in the La Liga title race after winning 2-0 at home against Valencia.

First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos won the game as Zinedine Zidane’s team moved above Barcelona and into second place in the table, five points behind leaders Atletico, who have two games in hand.