Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot as Real Madrid saw off Valencia to ease the pressure on boss Zinedine Zidane.<\/p>\n
It saw fourth-placed Real close the gap on the hosts to two points, with a game in hand, although they remain 16 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo converted after being fouled in the box and added a second following a push on Karim Benzema before half-time.<\/p>\n
Valencia’s Santi Mina pulled one back, before Marcelo added a third for Real.<\/p>\n
Toni Kroos then put the game beyond the hosts with a superb long-range strike for Zidane’s side one minute from time.<\/p>\n
Zidane\u00a0said he was enduring his “worst moment”\u00a0as Real coach after the European champions were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Leganes on Wednesday at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n
The Frenchman also suggested his future at the club depends on whether they can beat Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16 next month.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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