Nacho's goal was his seventh La Liga effort and his first away from home
Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid.
Defender Nacho scored the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos' cross, his first La Liga goal in two years.
Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header from Kroos' free-kick was disallowed by the video assistant referee for offside.
Lowly Valladolid had the ball in the net late on but Sergi Guardiola was offside when he hooked home.
Champions Barcelona lost 2-0 at Valencia on Saturday to give Zinedine Zidane's side the chance to go clear at the top.
Valladolid, who are five points above the relegation zone, battled hard but did not manage a shot on target.
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Line-ups
Real Valladolid
1Masip
18Regal Angulo
4Olivas Alba
27Salisu
6García
16San Emeterio DíazSubstituted forDe la Fuenteat 81'minutes
24FernándezBooked at 10mins
21Herrero JavaloyasSubstituted forVilla Suárezat 58'minutes
14Alcaraz
9ÜnalSubstituted forPlanoat 76'minutes
7Guardiola Navarro
Substitutes
10Plano
11Hervías
17Moyano Lujano
19Villa Suárez
22Martínez García
26Pérez
29De la Fuente
Real Madrid
13Courtois
6NachoBooked at 76mins
5VaraneBooked at 36mins
4Ramos
23Mendy
10ModricBooked at 57minsSubstituted forValverdeat 88'minutes
14Casemiro
8Kroos
27RodrygoSubstituted forJovicat 90+3'minutes
9Benzema
22IscoSubstituted forVázquezat 73'minutes
Substitutes
1Areola
3Militão
12Marcelo
15Valverde
16Rodríguez
17Vázquez
18Jovic
Referee:
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Attendance:
23,404
Match Stats
Home TeamReal ValladolidAway TeamReal Madrid
Possession
Home37%
Away63%
Shots
Home4
Away12
Shots on Target
Home0
Away3
Corners
Home3
Away5
Fouls
Home7
Away11
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Match ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'+3'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Rodrygo.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
Posted at 87'
Offside, Real Valladolid. Mohammed Salisu tries a through ball, but Sergi Guardiola is caught offside.
Posted at 87'
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Salisu (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 86'
Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Nacho.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Posted at 86'
Toni Villa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
Posted at 85'
Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl García.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
Posted at 82'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Real Valladolid. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Fede San Emeterio.
Posted at 81'
Attempt blocked. Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Plano with a through ball.
Posted at 79'
Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
Posted at 79'
Kiko Olivas (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!Posted at 78'
Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1. Nacho (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 78'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Raúl García.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Real Valladolid. Óscar Plano replaces Enes Ünal.
BookingPosted at 76'
Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
Posted at 76'
Toni Villa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
Posted at 74'
Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Isco.
Posted at 67'
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
Posted at 66'
Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Antoñito (Real Valladolid).
Posted at 62'
Attempt missed. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Posted at 61'
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 61'
Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Real Valladolid).
SubstitutionPosted at 58'
Substitution, Real Valladolid. Toni Villa replaces Míchel.
BookingPosted at 57'
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 54'
Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy following a corner.
Posted at 53'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rubén Alcaraz.
Posted at 53'
Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
Posted at 53'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
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Source: bbc.com