Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0, draw level with Barcelona
Madrid now have 30 points but stay second on goal difference behind Barcelona.
Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla Stadium in LaLiga on Sunday and drew level with Barcelona at the top of the standings. Federico Valverde opened the scoring in the 28th minute from the rebound after Kylian Mbappe's free kick. Eight minutes later, Arda Guler doubled the lead after taking a pass from the left side. Madrid sealed the match in the 75th minute when Guler set up Mbappe, who beat goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski before scoring. Valencia were further pressured after captain Jose Luis Gaya was shown a red card in the 79th minute for a hard tackle on Mbappe. The result left Jose Mourinho's side on 30 points from 12 matches, level with Barcelona, but still second on goal difference.