Kylian Mbappe has scored his 38th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a seventh straight La Liga victory to cut the gap to leaders Barcelona to just one point.
The French forward converted a low cross in second-half stoppage time to clinch the win after Alvaro Carreras had put the visitors ahead earlier
Madrid had struggled to break down a disciplined Valencia outfit until Carreras bundled his way past two defenders before steering a low, right-footed effort into the net to break the deadlock 20 minutes into the second half.
Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, who were without the suspended Vinicius Junior and the injured Jude Bellingham, enjoyed plenty of early possession without troubling Stole Dimitrievski in the Valencia goal.
Mbappe’s late goal for Real matched Barcelona’s victory over Mallorca on Saturday to end the weekend as they started it
Valencia stay 17th but are now just one point above the bottom three.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.