Real Madrid forwards Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema scored within the span of three minutes in the second half to win LaLiga 2-1 on Sunday after being out for most of the game in Valencia.
The hosts took the lead in the 66th minute with a formidable low strike from forward Hugo Duro, who had spent the previous season on loan with Madrid.
Real leveled in the 86th minute with a distracting strike from Vinicius and then the Brazilian became the provider, passing Benzema in the 88th minute to reach the winner's home.
Valencia would have topped LaLiga if they had stayed on to win, but instead Carlo Ancelotti's Real team led the standings with 13 points from five matches.
"It's never easy to come here, especially when you've scored the first goal, but we never gave up, we kept working and persisted," Vinicius said.
"We've got great results here thanks to the work of the whole team and things are unfolding for us right now."
The win was on the back of another Real Late Show in midweek when Brazilian forward Rodrigo pulled off a 1-0 win at Internazionale in his first Champions League group game in the 89th minute.
Valencia had a strong start to the season under new coach Jose Bordalas, but the build-up suffered a setback when captain Jose Gaya ruled out injury.
More problems came as midfielder Carlos Soler, who scored a penalty hat-trick in last season's match against Real, was injured in the 15th minute, while Thierry Correia soon followed him in hobbling in the 23rd.
But Bordallas' side still managed to outmaneuver and dominate their opponents for most of the game and took a deserved lead when Duro swiveled to send the ball bouncing off keeper Thibaut Courtois's reach and into the net. .
Valencia continued to cause real problems but went easy in the final 10 minutes and the visitors made the most of their deadly firepower, with Vinicius scoring his fifth goal of the season and Benzema scoring a hat-trick against Celta Vigo last week. After scoring the sixth goal.
"We know what Real Madrid is like, we know they can change the game at any level," said Duro.
"We had a tough game, we got two early injuries but still managed to move on. Then the win went out of our hands and they paid us off in two separate moves. We didn't get to draw at least today. Very unfortunate."
Ancelotti said: "I've had a team that fights all the time, always plays well or plays poorly. It's a team that believes till the end, that's the spirit I have today.
"What we did well was a counterattack in the first half. But we didn't have the aggression from the back side. It can happen, you sit back, and they score. After that the reaction was good, Valencia worked hard in the first half . . They ran a lot, I put some new players on the pitch and we won the game.
"The sub player did well, he came in with inspiration and enthusiasm, which changed the game."
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