Real Madrid leaves with a golden point at Mestalla, but the white players left Valencia very angry due to a blunder by referee Gil Manzano.
Valencia was better in the first half and went up 2-0 thanks to goals from Hugo Duro and Yaremchuk. Vinicius put on his work suit and with an historic double he tied the score.
Gil Manzano carried out very serious refereeing during the 90 minutes, which was tarnished at the last moment. Bellinham scored the comeback goal in the 98th minute, but the referee whistled the end of the game once Brahim put the center on the Briton’s head. The white players protested and the ‘5’ saw the red card.
He Valencia went into the break with an advantage
Before the start of the meeting, as it could not be otherwise, a heartfelt tribute was paid to the victims of the catastrophic fire in Valencia. A precious minute of silence ended with the chant “Campanar, I love you”, which was reinforced by the applause of the entire Mestalla stands. Once referee Gil Manzano declared the start of the match, the players put on their work overalls, although perhaps they started too excited.
Yaremchuk and Rodrygo made tough tackles on Tchouaméni and Gayá respectively. Both footballers were left lying on the ground with clear expressions of pain, but they were able to continue on the pitch a little limping. Furthermore, due to what happened with Vinicius Júnior last season in this same stadium, the atmosphere was very heated. Every time the Brazilian received the ball, the sound of wind echoed throughout the stands. Not only with this, the public began to sing “Vinicius, how stupid you are!”, something to which the Real Madrid ‘7’ did not react, who was more focused on the game than on what was happening around him.
In football, Madrid became owner and lord of possession. Ancelotti’s players played from one side to the other with great discretion, which was lacking when the ball reached the attackers, who could not find space before a concrete block that Baraja planted. On the other hand, Valencia knew how to play their cards very well. I wait patiently for the mistakes of the ‘whites’, which ended up coming in a rude way.
Ché’s first goal came in the 27th minute. Javi Guerra demonstrated his exquisite quality in the midfield, getting rid of the rivals that came his way with a single touch. The ball ended up reaching Canós inside the area, who shot horribly and, fortunately for the locals, former Madrid player Hugo Duro put his head in the middle of the ‘gun’, scoring a goal of great merit and a ‘killer’. Despite his past in Chamartín, the ‘9’ celebrated in style by putting his hands over his ears.
Just three minutes later, Valencia were going to put the scoreboard in the middle in another disaster for Real Madrid in getting the ball out. Carvajal did not know how to deal with the pressure exerted by his rivals and, incomprehensibly, gave possession to Yaremchuk in his attempt to find Lunin. The Ukrainian only had to cut down his compatriot to blow up the entire Mestalla.
Madrid had a hard time waking up after the two goals, but they ended up doing so in the first half. In the psychological minute, just on the edge of half-time, the meringues closed the gap through Vinicius, the great protagonist of Saturday night. Carvajal reached the baseline well and the cross was finished off by Cristiano’s successor to ‘7’. The Brazilian picked up the ball at high speed and, from midfield, looked at the stands and made the ‘Black Power’ gesture by raising his fist high.
Vinicius had a sublime match in the second half
In the second half, Real Madrid came out with the conviction of winning the game after the goal scored. Vinicius was very active and, by just a few centimeters, his left-footed shot did not enter the three posts. In the 53rd minute, Bellingham received a pass from Mendy’s wing, left the defender on the ground with a sublime cut-back and Mamardashvili saved his team with his foot with the best save of the day so far. The Georgian stuck out his left foot to the Briton’s surprise.
The entry of Brahim for Rodrygo was a breath of fresh air for Carlo Ancelotti, unlike the changes made by Baraja, which sank his team a little, but gave an extra ‘aggressiveness’. The man from Malaga from the front was about to surprise the local goalkeeper with an incredible shot from the outside that came close to the left post of the goal.
Madrid was increasingly sneaking around the rival goal and the tie was a matter of time. Vinicius’ game was being incredible and it didn’t help him with his initial goal, he had to leave Mestalla with a double under his arm. Brahim put in a magnificent cross and the Brazilian, this time with a header, equalized. He celebrated too excitedly, making the gesture that he is here and putting his hand to his ear, something that made the stands and the players themselves very angry. While the VAR was reviewing a possible offside, Hugo Duro went to reproach him for what happened and a small brawl formed that did not go to any major level.
The bad news of the match came at the end of the 90 minutes. Tchouaméni, in his attempt to reach the ball, fell on top of Diakhaby. The defender was very hurt and the players’ faces reflected that something serious had happened. Peter Federico entered the field to do mischief and was about to score on a couple of occasions.
The refereeing controversy came in the last second of the game. With time already up, Gil Manzano left a corner for Real Madrid, something that the Che fans protested. After the defense cleared, Brahim got the ball, crossed and Bellingham scored the comeback goal. Incomprehensibly, the referee did not give the goal because he blew the final whistle when the ball left the Malaga player’s boot, a second before the British shot. The white players came out in droves to protest what happened with reason, because as commented in ‘Carrusel Deportivo’, the referee was not correct at all: either he did not allow the corner to be taken or he let the play end after the center.
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