Real Madrid 2 Real Valladolid 0: Sergio Ramos scores as Santiago Solari earns first win in La Liga

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Tony Mogan3 November 2018

Santiago Solari has his first league win as Real Madrid boss after edging past Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

After easing to victory over minnows Melilla in a midweek Copa del Rey clash, Solari was handed a far sterner test against one of La Liga’s surprise packages this season in Valladolid.

Los Blancos needed a large slice of luck to break the deadlock with Vinicius Jnr’s strike taking a wicked defection off Kiko Olivas to take it past the goalkeeper after 83 minutes.

Sergio Ramos eased some nerves with a Panenka penalty a few minutes from full-time after Karim Benzema was brought down in the box.

Real had scored just 12 times in the league prior to kick-off - the worst return in the top seven with the club also enduring their worst goal drought in history this term.

Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema’s frustrations continued with Solari turning to 18-year-old Vinicius in the second-half having handed him his full debut during the week.

The Brazilian offered his side some menace in attack, cutting in from the right before shooting for goal but his effort needed a big deflection from Olivas however to take it past Jordi Masip.

The youngster was involved in his side’s second, feeding Benzema who was brought down just inside the box.

Having taken over penalty duties from Cristiano Ronaldo, Ramos stepped up to beat the goalkeeper with an impudent Panenka three minutes from time.

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