Real Madrid will fight for the La Liga title until the last match of the season. Zinedine Zidane men beat Valencia 3-2 thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo and a goal from Karim Benzema.

Atletico Madrid lost against relegated Levante, so Los Blancos moved into the second position in the table and they are now the only team that can prevent Barcelona from conquering the title.

Ronaldo made it 1-0 after 25 minutes as he received a pass from Marcelo and took one stride beyond Abdennour before flashing a superb right-footed finish into the bottom left corner.

Valencia could have levelled in a counter-attack, as Alcacer run through on goal one-on-one with Kiko Casilla. However, the Spanish striker opted to pass sideways for Cancelo, but the defender sent his effort over the bar.

Los Blancos doubled their lead right before the brake after Diego Alves made an unbelievable save to deny Benzema. However, the ball came back into the feet of the striker, who sent it into the bottom corner.

The visitors hit the bar at the start of the second half as Parejo hit a spectacular free-kick up, but the ball just didn’t dip enough and hit the woodwork.

Rodrigo shortened Real’s lead as he picked up a loose ball and fired a brilliant strike into the top right corner.

However, Ronaldo made it 3-1 only four minutes later in a counter-attack. The Portugal international received a pass from James Rodriguez and sent a strike into the roof of the net.

Valencia scored with ten minutes to go as Andre Gomes received the ball from Parejo and sent a stunning shot high into the top corner.

However, two minutes later, Rodrigo was shown a red card and that ended Valencia’s hopes of levelling.

Zinedine Zidane will display an unusual lineup to face Valencia on Sunday in La Liga, as he will miss several regular starters.

Keylor Navas and Gareth Bale will miss the match through injury. The Welshman is suffering from knee problems. Meanwhile, the goalkeeper has been diagnosed with tendinitis in the achilles tendon of his left foot.

The Costa Rica international will be replaced by Kiko Casilla. Lucas Vazquez is the main candidate to replace Bale, although Jese Rodriguez and Isco could also feature.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also a doubt, as he’s been suffering muscle problems in the past few days, but he is expected to feature. Casemiro and Karim Benzema could return to the starting eleven after recovering from their injuries, although Zidane might choose not to risk them.

In defence, Danilo is expected to replace Daniel Carvajal at right-back, and Raphael Varane will most likely come in to give Pepe some rest. James Rodriguez could also feature to rest Toni Kroos.

This is Real Madrid’s projected starting eleven: Kiko Casilla; Danilo, Ramos, Varane, Nacho; Casemiro, Modric, James; Vazquez, Benzema, Cristiano.

This is Valencia’s projected starting eleven: Alves; Barragan, Mustafi, Abdennour, Siqueira; Parejo, Javi Fuego, Danilo; Rodrigo, Alcacer, Santi Mina.