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La Liga | Gameweek 21
Jan 26, 2020 at 8pm UK
 
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Zinedine Zidane happy with "three important points" in Valladolid win

Madrid battled to a 1-0 win at Real Valladolid.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane was relieved to see his side edge past Real Valladolid 1-0 to move to the top of the LaLiga table.

It took a late strike from Nacho to break the deadlock after a disciplined defensive display from the hosts, who could have snatched a point at the end when Sergi Guardiola was denied by an offside flag.

Madrid midfielder Casemiro also had a goal ruled out by VAR in the first half but Zidane's men did enough as they extended their unbeaten run to 12 games.

Zidane told reporters after the game: "They're three important points against a team that never gave up.

"We knew that before the match and we played better in the second half.

"We went into it with a new dynamic. We were better in possession of the ball and with the rhythm of the game.

"We picked up three important points today."

Los Blancos finally went ahead when Toni Kroos' corner from the right was only half-cleared back to the German and his return cross into the box was headed home by Nacho.

Madrid were saved by the linesman's flag with three minutes to go. Mohammed Salisu flicked on a corner from the left and the ball dropped for Guardiola to scoop into the net but he was marginally the wrong side of Kroos and VAR confirmed the official's decision.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona12110140112933
2Real Madrid1173121111024
3Atletico MadridAtletico126511871123
4Villarreal116322019121
5Osasuna126331716121
6Athletic Bilbao125431812619
7Real BetisBetis125431210219
8Mallorca12534109118
9Rayo Vallecano114431210216
10Celta Vigo125161820-216
11Real Sociedad124351010015
12GironaGirona124351517-215
13Sevilla124351217-515
14AlavesAlaves124171419-513
15Leganes122551216-411
16Getafe12174810-210
17Espanyol123181122-1110
18Las PalmasLas Palmas122371321-89
19Real ValladolidValladolid12228924-158
20Valencia11146817-97


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