TIL Desk Sports/ Real Madrid ended a three-game losing streak by winning 4-1 at Real Valladolid in a chaotic game on Sunday in which the hosts had two goals ruled out, missed a penalty and hit the woodwork while the visitors had Casemiro sent off late on.
Karim Benzema scored twice after the interval with a penalty and a header from a corner to give Santiago Solari’s side a 3-1 lead, after Raphael Varane struck in the 34th minute to cancel out Anuar Tuhami’s goal for Valladolid five minutes earlier. Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric then showed his class to stretch Madrid’s lead in the 85th after Casemiro was dismissed for earning two bookings.
Modric’s goal completed a highly entertaining and eventful match at the Jose Zorilla stadium, which experienced a power cut before kick off, although the game began on schedule. The victory is unlikely to extend Argentine Solari’s stay, with reports in Spanish media predicting he will be sacked on Monday having only taken the reins permanently in mid-November after succeeding Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked in October.
