Real Madrid were given a rather fortuitous penalty in their La Liga clash against Valencia on Saturday evening.

After a hard-fought opening 40 minutes, the referee pointed to the spot after Casemiro fell to the ground inside the box.

The decision was a controversial one. Replays showed that there was not much contact made.

But VAR agreed with the on-pitch ruling and the penalty call stood.

Karim Benzema stepped up and he dispatched the spot-kick with aplomb. That was his 300th goal in a Real Madrid shirt.

Watch the call and penalty below...

Valencia's Twitter account were not happy with the penalty decision.

Referring to the TV series 'Money Heist', they wrote: "The robbery in Madrid begins to be somewhat repetitive."

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Gerard Pique saw Valencia's complaints and he couldn't resist replying.

The Barcelona legend said: "Do not say it too loud that they are going to sanction you."

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It's fair to say that Pique doesn't agree that a penalty was the right call...

Pique has, of course, been critical of certain decisions being given to Real in the past.

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In February 2021, Pique stated that '85% of the referees favour Real Madrid'.

The Spanish FA investigated the comments and reports suggested he could face a 12-game ban. he was eventually not charged.

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Pique's tweet comes just a day after he posted an image of his bank statement to prove that he had indeed cut his wages to help the club.

Real went on to beat Valencia 4-1 at the Bernabeu.

Vinicius Jr scored twice in nine minutes to give Real a three-goal lead.

Goncalo Guedes pulled one back with 14 minutes remaining, but Benzema's second goal of the game extinguished any hope of a late comeback.

Real are now eight points clear at the top of La Liga, although second placed Sevilla have two games in hand.