Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid overcame an unlucky Real Valladolid side with a flattering 4-1 win at the Jose Zorilla on Sunday night.
Due to problems with the electricity at the Jose Zorrilla stadium, all of the lights inside the ground went off around 19:30 and the club used a generator to illuminate one side of the stadium.
In the meantime, players were forced to get changed in the dark, while fans in the bathrooms used their phones in order to see what they were doing - but the match started on schedule as power was restored.
Valladolid had scored just one goal in their past five games, but they had the ball in the net three times in the first half, with two of those ruled out for offside, and also missed a penalty.
The home side won a penalty as Alvaro Odriozola fouled Oscar Plano early on, but Ruben Alcaraz blasted his spot-kick over the bar, making it five penalties out of five missed by Valladolid this season.
Sergio Gonzalez’s side thought they were ahead a few minutes after that, but Sergi Guardiola’s effort was ruled out the video assistant referee for an offside earlier in the move.
The flag was up again to deny Guardiola inside 20 minutes and Valladolid’s fans could not believe their luck.
The home side eventually take the lead just before the half-hour mark as Anuar Mohamed poked home from close range after Guardiola had found him in space following a cross to the far post.
But Madrid hit back five minutes later with a scrappy goal scored by Raphael Varane and Santiago Solari’s side hit three without reply in the second half as nothing went right for Valladolid.
Benzema converted from the spot after Odriozola was fouled in the box with 51 minutes gone, the French forward later heading home just before the hour as he was left unmarked at a set piece.
Casemiro was then sent off in the closing stages for a second yellow card, the Brazilian dismissed for the first time in his Real Madrid career.
But Los Blancos went on to win 4-1 as Luka Modric netted with a fine finish five minutes from time to wrap up an ultimately comfortable but flattering victory which sees them stay in third, 12 points behind leaders Barcelona after 27 rounds of games.
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