Real Madrid beat Valencia to move level on points with leaders Barcelona

Real Madrid secured a commanding 3-0 victory over struggling Valencia, moving into a tie on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Captain Federico Valverde put Madrid ahead in the 28th minute with a precise low drive following Kylian Mbappe's free-kick hit the Valencia wall. Jose Mourinho's side extended their lead eight minutes later as Arda Guler volleyed home from close range after Jude Bellingham's pass was deflected.

The visitors maintained their superiority for the remainder of the match, with Guler setting up Mbappe for his 13th league goal of the campaign, sealing the win fifteen minutes from time. Valencia's setback was compounded when captain Jose Gaya was sent off for a late, reckless challenge on Mbappe. This marks Real Madrid's fourth straight league win, leaving them only one point behind Barcelona, though goal difference currently separates the two.

Valencia remains 19th in the table, just one point away from safety after their seventh league defeat in 12 games. The match included a brief pause for a minute's applause in tribute to Jesus de Miguel, the Tenerife striker who tragically died following a serious injury sustained during a Spanish second-division match.