Benzema, Vinícius net braces in Madrid rout; Barcelona draws

Published January 8, 2022 4:17 PM

By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior have each scored a brace of goals to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Valencia. Benzema’s double gave him 301 career goals for Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti’s side had missed Vinícius verve last weekend in a shock loss to Getafe when he sat out the first of two games after testing positive for COVID-19. Madrid leads the lead by eight points over second-place Sevilla. Ten-man Barcelona conceded a late goal to draw at Granada 1-1 after Dani Alves set up the opener in his first Spanish league match since returning to the club. Last-place Levante got its first win of the season after beating Mallorca 2-0.

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