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Asensio, Vinicius earn Real comfortable win over 10-man Valencia

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MADRID : Marco Asensio and Vinicius Jr. scored second-half goals to earn Real Madrid a solid 2-0 win over struggling Valencia on Thursday as the visitors finished the match with 10 men.Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista was shown a straight red 18 minutes from time for chopping down Vinicius with a wild tackle that almost started a brawl among players on the pitch.The LaLiga champions climbed to 45 points in second place in the standings, five behind leaders Barcelona.

Valencia, who fired manager Gennaro Gattuso on Wednesday, are on a five-game winless streak and are 14th on 20 points, one clear of the relegation zone.Real struck twice in two minutes, a magnificent curling shot into the top corner by Asensio after 52 minutes followed by Vinicius slotting home from close-range to finish off a lightning quick counter-attack.

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Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid struggled to beat Osasuna 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday, just three days before they head to Liverpool in the Champions League. Uruguay midfielder Valverde and Spain winger Asensio netted in the final quarter of an hour in Pamplona to cut Barcelona's advantage to five points at the top of the table before the Catalans host lowly Cadiz on Sunday. Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema was missing from Real's matchday squad as coach Carlo Ancelotti rested the France attacker ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg at Anfield.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hailed "fantastic player" Vinicius Junior after the Brazilian's latest star turn against Osasuna helped cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points.
Real Madrid menang 2-0 atas Osasuna di lanjutan Liga Spanyol. Menurut pelatih Carlo Ancelotti, cuma kemenangan yang bisa bawa Madrid terus tempel Barcelona!
Debut oke dijalani Alvaro Rodriguez di LaLiga. Tampil perdana, pemuda 18 tahun itu bikin assist dan membantu Real Madrid menang 2-0.
Real Madrid scored two late goals to win 2-0 at Osasuna and close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points.

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