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Real Madrid vs. Valencia - football match report and Update

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Real Madrid vs. Valencia - football match report and Update

The La Liga champions climbed up to 45 points in second place in the standings, five behind leaders Barcelona.

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Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista was shown a straight red for cutting down Vinicius with a wild tackle 18 minutes from time.

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Due to which a brawl started between the players on the pitch.

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The La Liga champions climbed up to 45 points in second place in the standings, five behind leaders Barcelona.

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Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was pleased with the clean sheet and said he saw an improvement in the team's defense

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Courtois said: "We have now kept three clean sheets in a row.

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Defensively we have improved in Bilbao and against La Real.

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Real are under pressure from arch-rivals Barca, who are trying to retain the title.

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They were the better side for large parts of the game and controlled the tempo on a chilly night in Madrid.

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Antonio Rudiger had a goal disallowed by VAR for a Benzema foul in the build-up just before half-time.

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