Los Che flew out of the blocks to sink Real but the defender reminded his team-mates La Liga's title race remains in their hands
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is remaining calm after La Liga's leaders passed up the opportunity to tighten their grip on the title race.
Early goals from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana fired Valencia to a 2-1 win over Zinedine Zidane's men on Wednesday, with Madrid unable to muster a second-half response after Cristiano Ronaldo reduced the arrears before the interval.
Madrid remain a point ahead of Barcelona at the summit and still have one game in hand on their rivals, who face a tricky trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday.