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Vinicius and Benzema shine as Real Madrid thrash Valencia 4-1

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January 8, 2022 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring their fourth goal as Valencia's Daniel Wass reacts REUTERS

Real Madrid strike duo Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr both scored a brace to give the LaLiga leaders a 4-1 home win over Valencia on Saturday, putting them back on track after last weekend's disappointing loss to Getafe.

Benzema opened the scoring shortly before halftime from the penalty spot, his 300th goal in all competitions for Real. He is the fourth player in the club's history to reach the milestone after Alfredo di Stefano (308), Raul (323) and Cristiano Ronaldo (450).

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