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#5 The Valencia hoodoo is over, and hope springs forth
After the Copa del Rey debacle against Leganes, a trip to Valencia, where Real Madrid haven't won since 2013, was hardly the best of situations.
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As it turned out, the game turned out to be exactly what the doctor ordered. Real Madrid were under the cosh, faced their fears, and came through triumphant. It was exactly the sort of toughness that was responsible for Madrid's success that last couple of seasons, and the reminder to Zinedine Zidane's men could not have come at a better time.
Madrid are now in 4th place, 4 points ahead of 5th placed Villarreal and while La Liga is a step too far, at least they can consider some measure of safety in terms of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season. Keep this up, and the season-defining, career-making task of facing PSG might be far more palatable.
