In a surprising turn, Valencia beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Santiago Bernabéu, in a match valid for the 30th round of Laliga, held on Saturday (5).
12 minutes into the first half, with the score still 0-0, Vinícius Júnior wasted a penalty, which was defended by goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. Minutes later, Valencia opened the scoring with a head of Mouctar Diakhaby, who took advantage of a corner kick.
The draw came at the beginning of the second half, 5 minutes again, in a set -ball play. Vinicius Junior redeemed and scored after Luka Modric’s corner kick. This was the number 200 match of the Brazilian.
When the game seemed to walk to the draw, Hugo Duro scored the winning goal for Valencia 49 minutes into the second half after enjoying a quick counterattack.
The statistics of the match reveal a domain of Real Madrid in many ways. The meringues had 65% ball possession against 35% of Valencia, as well as a significant number of finishes (20 to 9) and right passes (621 to 338).
However, Valencia’s efficiency in the few chances created and the exceptional performance of goalkeeper Mamardashvili, who made several important defenses, were crucial to the end result.
The defeat complicates the situation in the fight for the Laliga title. The team remains in second position with 63 points, but now sees the leader, with 66, open a three -point advantage.
Already Valencia won an important victory in the fight against relegation and remained in 15th position, with 34 points, and opened a margin of seven points compared to the descent zone.
