Karim Benzema scored a second-half double as Real Madrid got back to winning ways after a dreadful past couple of weeks by coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid 4-1.
A pair of defeats at home to Barcelona looks to have ended Madrid's quest for domestic glory this season while the pressure on Santiago Solari intensified after the capital club were knocked out of the Champions League by Ajax.
They made a sluggish start at the Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla against a side battling to retain their LaLiga status but two goals from Benzema and one each for Raphael Varane and Luka Modric underpinned a 4-1 victory.
Valladolid missed a penalty and had two goals ruled out for offside early on before taking the lead through Anuar Tuhami just before the half hour, but they were unable to capitalise against a Madrid side that finished with 10 men following the late dismissal of Casemiro.
Madrid were without several of their first-teamers as full-back Dani Carvajal and forward trio Vincius Junior, Lucas Vazquez and Gareth Bale were among the injury absentees while Sergio Ramos missed out through suspension.
Perhaps still nursing their wounds after a morale-sapping recent spell, Madrid were out-of-sorts early on as Valladolid looked to add to their misery.
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