Real Madrid are giving Barcelona a close chase in the Spanish La Liga after beat Valencia by three goals at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid.

Karim Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid keep on Barcelona's tail ...

After a goalless first half, Real burst into life with Second half goals from Kareem Benzema and Marco Asensio giving a huge boost in the title race.

The comfortable win puts Madrid 2 points behind Barcelona with 9 matches left in the season.

Earlier in the day, Deportivo Alaves defeated Real Sociedad by two goals to nothing.