Youth player Diego López’s goal in the 32nd minute gave Valencia this Sunday’s centenary victory over Mestalla against Real Madrid in a mediocre game for the madridistas and with a lot of tension that lasted until the 107th minute after several altercations that ended with the disqualification with a straight red card for Vinicíus Jr.
Valencia, who started the game knowing Espanyol had tightened the lower zone, applied very high pressure to make Real Madrid uncomfortable from the first bars in which Kluivert rumbled through the white area, Cavani demanded a penalty from Tchouameni and a shot from Diego López went off course.
The intensity marked the first minutes of the game in which the madridistas, after the initial local rush, tried to calm the pace of the game and reach Mamardashvili’s goal on the left with Vinícius, but the Brazilian was well marked by the defenders of de Valencia , who was very aggressive in the pressing and counterattacked with the youth of Diego López.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s most dangerous play, which did not translate their possession into danger, was a poor clearance by Cömert towards the goal that Mamardashvili blocked after twelve minutes. Carlo Ancelotti’s team’s plan to reduce the revolutions of the Valencianistas had no effect, as black and white kept their energy.
Almeida tried with a shoe that Courtois grabbed in the sixteenth minute and the heart rate dropped. Only half an hour into the game did the madridistas get a chance from set pieces that Benzema threw directly into the hands of Mamardashvili and Justin Kluivert put in for Diego López in the next play, who dived with everything to beat Courtois. (m.33).
Seeing a header from Vinícus go high, Valencia took advantage of the madridistas’ lack of competitive tension after watching their season come to an end when they fell in the semi-finals of the Champions League and came close to second just before the game place. broke in a double chance from Javi Guerra which Courtois solved brilliantly.
The match resumed with Rodrygo coming on as a substitute for Camavinga and an Asensio shot going high, but Valencia soon returned to the attack with an inspired Kluivert revolutionizing the attack of Rubén Baraja’s men, who had a chance of López which Courtois refused.
Rodrygo tried to activate Madrid with a shot that caught Mamardashvili and it wasn’t until the arrival of the Brazilian and Kroos and Modric that the Madrid team started to become recognizable and dangerous. The game was stopped for over seven minutes because they got together. Cömert made it clear with another ball that a Vinicius boarding school was on the field and immediately afterwards the Brazilian player himself criticized a racist insult from the cheering stands, even identifying whom he had insulted
Mestalla’s public address system launched a message from stadium security asking for respect and the game resumed with a lateral free-kick in favor of Madrid that was in no danger. Rodrygo was still chasing the equaliser, but was again met by the rival goalkeeper and Cömert snatches the ball from Modric, as the Croat dangerously entered the area.
Ten minutes into extra time for the incident with the balls and the insults against Vinicius, and as soon as extra time started, Valverde made a powerful shot that Mamardashvili tapped. The match was halted again after a brawl, with the Georgian goalkeeper receiving a yellow card and Vinícius a red for punching Hugo Duro after the referee came to view the footage.
In addition, Vinicíus left the field and made a two with his hands – referring to a possible relegation of Valencia – which caused the anger of the Valencian bench and the game got out of hand, but Mamardashvili made a great save to Benzema to keep the team . victory de Baraja, who clung to victory.
Source: El heraldo

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