Toni Kroos' Assist And Goal Brings Madrid To Note 3 Consecutive Victories

JAKARTA - Experienced midfielder Toni Kroos guided Real Madrid back to second place in the Spanish League standings after defeating Valencia 2-0 in the 23rd match at the Alfredo Stadium in Stefano, Madrid, last Sunday.

Both Los Blancos' goals in that match could not be separated from the role of Kroos who provided the assist for Karim Benzema's opener and got himself on the board.

Real Madrid's opener, which came in the 12th minute, was actually an individual creation from Benzema who stabbed into the box past Thierry Correia before firing a low shot that could not be reached by goalkeeper Jaume Domenech.

However, because the goal came from a Kroos pass, the 31-year-old German midfielder was recorded to have contributed one assist.

Kroos scored his goal in the 42nd minute to double Real's lead as he completed Lucas Vazquez's tug of war with a measured shot from the edge of the box to find Valencia's goal.

In the 61st minute, Ferland Mendy had successfully netted the visitors' goal again, but his goal was ruled out by VAR who declared the French defender in an offside position when Vinicius Junior sent in.

Real Madrid who continued to dominate the game had another chance in the 75th minute, but this time Benzema's shot was cleared by Domenech who reacted carefully.

This result is a winning streak for Real in the last three matches, which makes them secure second place in the standings with a collection of 49 points after being overtaken by Barcelona (46) the day before.

Meanwhile, Valencia (24), who lost their second in four matches, slipped to 13th, according to the official Spanish League page, reported by Antara.

The two teams will both appear for the next match this Saturday when Real Madrid travels to Valladolid and Valencia hosts Celta Vigo at Mestalla.