JAKARTA - Real Madrid brought home a 2-1 win from a trip to Valencia in the Spanish League match at the Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Saturday morning WIB.
Valencia broke the deadlock through Hugo Duro's goal in the 27th minute, but Real turned things around thanks to Luka Modric's equalizer in the 85th minute and Jude Bellingham's decisive goal in the 90+5 minute.
The victory made Real Madrid stronger at the top of the Spanish League standings with 43 points, two points ahead of Atletico Madrid's second-placed team. Valencia slumped in 19th place with 12 points.
Quoting Antara, as a guest team, Real took the initiative to attack first. They had two chances in the early stages of the match through Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde's kick.
Valencia pressed back to create several chances, but the final finish always faces the strong wall of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Valencia's hard efforts bore fruit in the 27th minute. Javi Guerra fired a shot that the Courtois goalkeeper could hold, but the bouncing ball landed at Hugo Duro's feet which easily slotted the ball into the empty net. 1-0 for Valencia.
Real tried to respond by increasing pressure, but they struggled to create dangerous chances so the score lasted 1-0 until halftime.
In the 55th minute, Real was awarded a penalty for Cesar Tarrega's foul on Kylian Mbappe. Jude Bellingham acted as the executioner, but his ball hit the post and failed to produce a reply.
Mbappe broke into the host's goal in the 60th minute, but this goal was not passed after a VAR review found Mbappe offside first.
The problem for Real increased in the 79th minute. The Spanish capital team had to play with ten players after Vinicius got a straight red card for hitting Valencia Stole goalkeeper Dimitrivski.
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A minute later, coach Carlo Ancelotti added Luka Modric to replace Dani Ceballos. The Croatian veteran saved Real with an equalizer in the 85th minute after completing Bellingham's pass. Score 1-1.
Ahead of the match after Real turned things around. Valencia defender Hugo Guillamon's blunder was put to good use by Bellingham to rip through the home goal. The 2-1 victory was brought home by Los Blancos troops.
Line-up:Valencia: Stole Dimitrivski, Dimitri Houlquier, Crithian Mosquera, Cesar Tarrega, Yarek Gaslorowski, Diego Lopez, Javi Guerra, Enzo Barrenechea, Luis Rioja, Andre Almeida, Hugo Duro Coach: Carlos Corberan
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde, Rodrugo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
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