Lariga’s Champions are shocking their home defeat as their title defense continues to shake.
Vinicius Jr. missed the penalty and Real Madrid admitted Valencia an injured time goal in an astonishing 2-1 home loss as the defending champions stumbled in the Lariga title race.
Hugo Duro came out of Valencia’s bench and returned to the winner who silenced the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium during Saturday’s suspension time.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Vinicius’ early penalty, and at that moment Muktal Diakabi led the visitors straight to the front in the 17th minute.
Vinicius scored an equalisation on the 50th from close range, but Mamardashvili and defense were attacked by Duro, giving Valencia the first victory of the season.
Barcelona, which has a three-point lead over Madrid, was able to take advantage of their nearest rival stumbling when hosting Real Betis later on Saturday.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti had to play Fran Gonzalez, the third string goalkeeper who made his first team debut in Madrid at the age of 19, due to injuries to Thibaut Courtey and Andree Runin.
“We didn’t win on the road and there’s no better place than here,” said Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra. “We have three key points and there are very few teams in the stadium that can achieve good results.”
The victory has confirmed improvements to the team since Carlos Corberan replaced Reuben Balaja in December. He has finished 15th from the relegation zone and rose to 7 points from danger.
Several jealous people were heard from Madrid fans when his low and center shot were easily saved by Mamaldashvili after Vinicius missed the penalty he scored by Killian Mbappe. The Brazilian forward also missed a penalty in his recent Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.
Two minutes later, Diacaby, who returned from a serious leg injury in January, rose to his feet above Antonio L Digger and headed for Andreal Meida’s corner kick.
Vinicius partially redeemed the penalty mistake when it was left unmarked on the Far Post to stab a corner led by Jude Bellingham. However, Madrid ended up losing the game when he couldn’t defend his quick attack, which ended with a tight cross from Rafamir.
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