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Vinicius and Rodrygo keep Real Madrid on Girona’s tail

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Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward #11 Rodrygo during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Valencia CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on November 11, 2023. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes struck twice each as Real Madrid thrashed Valencia 5-1 on Saturday to stay hot on the heels of shock La Liga leaders Girona.Dani Carvajal opened the scoring for Los Blancos before the Brazilian duo took the reins as they romped to victory, to trail Girona by two points after they won 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano.Madrid were without key player Jude Bellingham, watching on from a box at the Santiago Bernabeu alongside his mother after he suffered a shoulder injury last weekend from which he has not fully recovered.Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said it was his team’s finest performance of the campaign to date.“It was the best game, Valencia were not able to show their best level because we played very well,” Ancelotti told reporters.“In the last two matches we’ve been a complete team, playing good football, with quality, sacrifice, commitment, we’ve done well.”Vinicius, who toyed with Valencia’s defence, was facing them for the first time since he was racially abused in the east coast club’s stadium in May, sparking worldwide outrage.Rodrygo set up his Brazilian compatriot’s goals before scoring two himself on a superb night for a duo who had struggled for form until this week.“Now we are in our best moment (of the season),” Rodrygo told Real Madrid TV.“We are back to being the Rodry and Vini that the fans want to see… if they are happy then I am happy too.”Spain’s top scorer with 10

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