Valencia vs Real Madrid, 2024-25 LALIGA
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Real Madrid go top as late Jude Bellingham strike earns win at Valencia
Late strikes from Luka Modric and Jude Bellingham earned 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Valencia on Friday as the visitors moved top of the LaLiga standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 5': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 7': Attempt saved. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego López.
- 8': Attempt saved. André Almeida (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego López.
- 12': Attempt saved. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego López.
- 12': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 15': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Luis Rioja (Valencia).
- 18': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego López.
- 20': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 22': Hand ball by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 25': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 25': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 27': Attempt saved. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 27': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 33': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia).
- 33': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 33': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
- 34': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde following a corner.
- 36': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 38': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrygo following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia).
- 40': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 41': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 42': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 43': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a through ball.
- 43': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 44': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 44': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 45'+3': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Real Madrid 0.
- 47': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 47': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 48': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 49': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 49': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 49': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Penalty Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Penalty conceded by César Tárrega (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty missed! Still Valencia 1, Real Madrid 0. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
- 57': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 59': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Valencia 1-0 Real Madrid.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 64': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 64': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Diego López.
- 68': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Javi Guerra.
- 68': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Ferland Mendy.
- 68': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
- 69': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Sergi Canós (Valencia).
- 69': Sergi Canós (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 73': Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 74': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 76': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Luis Rioja (Valencia).
- 76': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 78': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 78': Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 81': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 85': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
- 87': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 87': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Dani Gómez replaces André Almeida.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Yarek Gasiorowski.
- 89': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 90': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 90'+6': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Real Madrid. Raúl replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 90'+8': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 90'+8': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+10': Luis Rioja (Valencia) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 552 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 618 | Passes | 377 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 8 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,420
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,420
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +22 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 19 | +12 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK)  |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 15 | César Tárrega |
| 24 | Yarek Gasiorowski |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
| 22 | Luis Rioja |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 10 | André Almeida |
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior  |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
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