Marco Asensio led a charge downfield and slid the ball into Rodrygo’s path.
The blur of white nylon began with Eduardo Camavinga shrugging his way into possession inside Madrid’s half. However, Madrid underlined their unerring threat with a devastating counter-attack after 22 minutes. Roque Mesa struck the post moments before Monchu dragged an effort narrowly wide from the top of the box. Real Valladolid, watched on by their owner Ronaldo Nazario, started brightly in a stadium which had seen the Brazilian score so many goals. Karim Benzema plundered a 36-minute first-half hat-trick but it wasn't quite the breezy affair it turned into in the opening quarter of the contest. Trailing Barcelona by one goal going into the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday, Real Madrid showed little hangover from the league Clasico their lost just before the March international break. Real Madrid warmed up for their midweek Clasico with a 6-0 thrashing of lowly Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon.
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