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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24028382" data-attributes="member: 158020">Real Madrid 1 Rayo Vallecano 0:  Benzema secures steady response to CSKA loss  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/15/19/7468482-6499591-Vazquez_played_a_lovely_reverse_pass_for_his_team_mate_who_finis-a-6_1544900750483.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Real Madrid rebounded from their midweek Champions League embarrassment by  securing a 1-0 home victory over lowly Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.Karim Benzema,  who limped off late on, struck in the 13th minute to ensure there was no repeat  of the forgettable 3-0 loss to CSKA Moscow that summarily ended a run of four  successive triumphs.    Marco Asensio had chances to put the result beyond doubt before Thibaut  Courtois made a crucial double save in stoppage time, Santiago Solari's men  returning to winning ways in time for Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final  clash with Kashima Antlers.   They head to the United Arab Emirates two points shy of table-topping  Barcelona, who visit Levante on Sunday, and with clean sheets in three straight  LaLiga matches for the first time since September 2015.   Madrid began confidently in their bid to move on from the CSKA shock as Lucas  Vazquez cut inside from the right and slipped through Benzema for the French  forward's first goal in six games.   Chances came and went soon after the opener with Emiliano Velazquez heading  marginally wide from a corner, before Stole Dimitrievski foiled Asensio in a  one-on-one.Rayo were fortunate to avoid additional damage before the break, Toni  Kroos' left-footed drive cannoning into the post.   Dimitrievski denied Asensio for the second time five minutes after the  restart while Sergio Ramos had a header ruled out for a marginal offside call as  Madrid's wait for a second stretched beyond the hour.   They were never able to completely put the match to bed against  their 19th-placed visitors and, after Benzema hobbled off, it was Courtois' time  to shine, the goalkeeper well-placed to block both Alex Alegria's overhead kick  and Velazquez's follow-up in a panicked conclusion.</blockquote>

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