Match ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1.
Real ValladolidReal Valladolid0Real MadridReal Madrid1
Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid.
Defender Nacho scored the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos' cross, his first La Liga goal in two years.
Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header from Kroos' free-kick was disallowed by the video assistant referee for offside.
Lowly Valladolid had the ball in the net late on but Sergi Guardiola was offside when he hooked home.
Champions Barcelona lost 2-0 at Valencia on Saturday to give Zinedine Zidane's side the chance to go clear at the top.
Valladolid, who are five points above the relegation zone, battled hard but did not manage a shot on target.
Line-ups
Real Valladolid
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Masip
- 18Regal Angulo
- 4Olivas Alba
- 27Salisu
- 6García
- 16San Emeterio DíazSubstituted forDe la Fuenteat 81'minutes
- 24FernándezBooked at 10mins
- 21Herrero JavaloyasSubstituted forVilla Suárezat 58'minutes
- 14Alcaraz
- 9ÜnalSubstituted forPlanoat 76'minutes
- 7Guardiola Navarro
Substitutes
- 10Plano
- 11Hervías
- 17Moyano Lujano
- 19Villa Suárez
- 22Martínez García
- 26Pérez
- 29De la Fuente
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Courtois
- 6NachoBooked at 76mins
- 5VaraneBooked at 36mins
- 4Ramos
- 23Mendy
- 10ModricBooked at 57minsSubstituted forValverdeat 88'minutes
- 14Casemiro
- 8Kroos
- 27RodrygoSubstituted forJovicat 90+3'minutes
- 9Benzema
- 22IscoSubstituted forVázquezat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Areola
- 3Militão
- 12Marcelo
- 15Valverde
- 16Rodríguez
- 17Vázquez
- 18Jovic
- Referee:
- Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
- Attendance:
- 23,417
Match Stats
Home TeamReal ValladolidAway TeamReal Madrid
- Possession
- Home38%
- Away62%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Rodrygo.
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Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
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Offside, Real Valladolid. Mohammed Salisu tries a through ball, but Sergi Guardiola is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Mohammed Salisu (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Nacho.
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Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
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Toni Villa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
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Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl García.
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Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Valladolid. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Fede San Emeterio.
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Attempt blocked. Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Plano with a through ball.
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Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
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Kiko Olivas (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1. Nacho (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.