Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia: Player ratings as stoppage-time strike sinks Los Blancos
- Real Madrid beaten 2-1 by Valencia on Saturday
- Hugo Duro produced dramatic late winner for visitors
- Vinicius Junior missed penalty and scored in stalemate
Real Madrid suffered a bruising 2-1 defeat to Valencia at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday as Hugo Duro's 95th-minute header dented Los Blancos' La Liga title bid.
An eventful first half saw Madrid enter the break behind as Mouctar Diakhaby's towering header separated the sides. That hardly told the story of an enthralling encounter, however, with Liverpool loanee Giorgi Mamardashvili saving Vinicius Junior's tame penalty and a narrow offside against Kylian Mbappe denying Los Blancos their leveller via a bizarre Diakhaby own goal.
Vinicius was able to restore his pride as he found a timely equaliser shortly after the restart, converting from close range following Jude Bellingham's headed flick-on, but Duro's stoppage-time effort stunned the home crowd as Valencia secured their first away win in La Liga this season.
A devastating result leaves Los Blancos three points behind rivals Barcelona in the title race ahead of the Catalans' clash with Real Betis on Saturday evening.
Real Madrid player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Fran Gonzalez | 5.1/10 |
RB: Lucas Vazquez | 6.7/10 |
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni | 7.4/10 |
CB: Antonio Rudiger | 6.7/10 |
LB: Fran Garcia | 7.1/10 |
DM: Federico Valverde | 8.3/10 |
DM: Luka Modric | 7.8/10 |
RW: Brahim Diaz | 6.5/10 |
AM: Jude Bellingham | 8.0/10 |
LW: Vinicius Junior | 7.3/10 |
ST: Kylian Mbappe | 7.4/10 |
SUB: Rodrygo (57' for Diaz) | 6.9/10 |
SUB: Endrick (77' for Vinicius) | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Eduardo Camavinga (77' for Modric) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: David Alaba (77' for Garcia) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Arda Guler (85' for Vazquez) | 6.3/10 |
Subs not used: Andriy Lunin (GK), Sergio Mestre (GK), Jesus Vallejo, Raul Asencio.
Valencia player ratings (5-4-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili | 8.6/10 |
RB: Max Aarons | 7.0/10 |
CB: Cristhian Mosquera | 7.0/10 |
CB: Mouctar Diakhaby | 6.7/10 |
CB: Cesar Tarrega | 8.0/10 |
LB: Jesus Vazquez | 7.2/10 |
RM: Diego Lopez | 7.0/10 |
CM: Enzo Barrenechea | 6.8/10 |
CM: Javi Guerra | 7.3/10 |
LM: Andre Almeida | 8.1/10 |
ST: Umar Sadiq | 5.8/10 |
SUB: Rafa Mir (59' for Sadiq) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Pepelu (74' for Guerra) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Hugo Duro (74' for Aarons) | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Fran Perez (74' for Almeida) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Hugo Guillamon (90+4' for Barrenechea) | N/A |
Subs not used: Jaume Domenech (GK), Stole Dimitrievski (GK), Iker Cordoba, Ruben Iranzo, Yarek Gasiorowski, Sergi Canos, Hamza Bellari.
Player of the match: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
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