Real Madrid vs Valencia: 5-1
Real Madrid won a landslide victory when hosting Valencia in La Liga, with the result, "Real Madrid Vs Valencia: 5-1".
The Real Madrid vs Valencia duel in week 13 of La Liga will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu, on Sunday (11/11/2023) at 3 pm EDT.
Dani Carvajal opened Madrid's lead in the third minute. Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo then scored twice each to seal Madrid's victory.
Valencia scored a consolation goal in the final minutes. Hugo Duro broke Madrid's goal in the 88th minute to reduce Valencia's lead.
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| Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Real Madrid and Braga at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Breton) |
With this victory, Real Madrid stuck to Girona in the Spanish League standings. Los Blancos are 32 points second, two points behind top-placed Girona.
The course of the match "Real Madrid vs Valencia"
The hosts had already opened up the lead when the game was just three minutes away. Dani Carvajal, who received a long pass from Toni Kroos, then volleyed in from outside the box with his left foot to break Valencia's goal.
Five minutes later, Madrid almost doubled the lead. Toni Kroos' free kick was parried over the crossbar.
Valencia is not without opportunities. The visitors had threatened through Hugo Duro who passed Diego Lopez, but Andriy Lunin was still swift to anticipate the ball.
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Madrid doubled the lead in the 42nd minute through Vinicius Junior. Rodrygo fired a pass from the right side and while dropping down, Vinicius met the ball and finished the chance with his chest.
Madrid did not slack off in the second half despite being two goals ahead. Four minutes after the second half began, Madrid added a goal to take a 3-0 lead.
Vinicius scored his second goal of the match. Gaining considerable space, Vinicius fired a right-footed shot to beat Giorgi Mamardashvili at the near post.
Soon, precisely in the 50th minute, Mamardashvili made a blunder that was fatal to Valencia's goal. His pass went right to Rodrygo.
Rodrygo also immediately brought the ball into the penalty area. He then fired a right-footed shot that went into the bottom right corner of Valencia's goal.
Rodrygo broke Valencia's goal again in the 84th minute. Receiving the ball from Fran Garcia, Rodrygo danced around in Valencia's penalty area before firing a left-footed shot that headed towards the far post.
Valencia narrowed the gap in the 88th minute. Hugo Gonzalez's pass from the right side was passed by Hugo Duro with a first-time kick while dropping down.
"Real Madrid vs Valencia" lineup
Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin; Ferland Mendy (Fran Garcia 71'), David Alaba, Nacho, Dani Carvajal; Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde (Modric 60'); Brahim Diaz (Vazquez 71'); Vinicius Junior (Joselu 82'), Rodrygo
Valencia: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jose Gaya (Gasiorowski 55'), Gabriel Paulista, Cristhian Mosquera, Thierry Correia (Foulquier 55'); Sergi Canos (Guillamon 64'), Javi Guerra, Pepelu, Fran Perez (Gonzalez 70'); Hugo Duro, Diego Lopez