Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria both hit braces and Gonzalo Higuain was also on target in a first-half goal romp. But there is still little hope of them retaining their title as they trail Barcelona by 15 points despite the Catalan side losing 3-2 against Real Sociedad on Saturday.
They are also seven points off neighbours Atletico Madrid who beat Levante 2-0. “As long as there are points available, you can’t throw in the towel,” said Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka. “All we do is to try and improve our game and it looks as though we are on the right lines at the moment. Against Valencia we have shown what we can do.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 22nd, 2013.
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