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Valencia V Real Madrid - as it happened

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Clash between UCL-relegated Madrid and Valencia. EFE
Clash between UCL-relegated Madrid and Valencia. EFE
Join us for LIVE coverage of the showdown between Valencia and Real Madrid from the Mestalla! Madrid play their first game since getting demolished in the UCL by City and Valencia hope to stun the reeling giants to move themselves further away from the relegation zone.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Diego López
33'
1 - 0
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 108'
    FT: Valencia 1-0 Madrid. Valencia held on til the end and fended off cross after cross by Madrid who couldnt capitalise on any of their chances in the epic game.
  • 104'
    Kroos wins a free kick just outside the box on the left hand side. Very dangerous spot but Kroos sends the free kick sailing over the goal into the stands
  • 103'
    Benzema is played right in front of goal and tries to turn to get the shot off but finds himself smothered by Mamardshvili
  • 100'
    Comert collides with Rudiger and slow to get up
Card

Red card

a Real Madrid
  • 97'
    Vinicius Jr sees a straight red for giving a blow to Duro on the face during the altercation. He's really fired up and his teammates are trying to calm him and get him off the pitch before the situation gets worse
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 94'
    Several cards given after a fight breaks out. The first for keeper Mamardshvili, who was at the heart of the conflict. The others unclear. VAR is looking at it so we might see more cards soon
  • 93'
    Carvajal gets Madrid a free kick from a very dangerous spot just outside the box, to the right of goal
  • 91'
    Valverde takes a shot at point blank range which almost collides with Mamardashvili's chest, but the keeper pushes over the top of the bar.
  • 90'
    Ten minutes of stoppge time added
  • 90'
    Valencia sub off Gaya and Kluivert for Musah and Duro
  • 87'
    Double Madrid sub: Tchouameni comes off for Valverde and Mendy is replaced by Carvajal
Card

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 86'
    Rodrygo sees the 3rd card of the game for his protests against the ref
  • 83'
    The pressure from Madrid has been huge and Valencia try to catch them on the counter attack. Lino brings the ball all the way down the left side and tries to set up Kluivert but Lino was offside in the setup
  • 80'
    Rodrygo gets the ball from Vazquez and brings the ball almost to the back line before trying to chip the keeper but Mamardashvili makes an easy catch
  • 78'
    The free kick is taken by Kroos and Vazquez tries to control it and fire it to goal from the far corner of the box. The shot is blocked by several defenders
  • 74'
    Vinicius Jr points out Valencia fans shouting racist slurs and refuses to restart the game until an announcement is made denouncing the behaviour from fans
  • 71'
    Kluivert gets a yellow for clearing a second ball off the pitch as Madrid are making a break down the left side of the box. They get a free kick just outside the box, almost level with the goal line
Substitution

Substitution

at Valencia
  • 68'
    SUB: VALENCIA TAKE OFF CORREIA AND BRING ON TONI LATO
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 65'
    SUB: DOUBLE MADRID SUB. ASENSIO AND CEBALLOS COME OFF FOR MODRIC AND KROOS
  • 63'
    FROM A MADRID CROSS VALENCIA TRY TO GO ON A TWO-ON-TWO COUNTER ATTACK BUT KLUIVERT'S CHIP INTO THE BOX DOESN'T FIND ALMEIDA AND COURTOIS FALLS ON IT
  • 62'
    VINI FIGHTS TO BRING THE BALL INTO THE AREA FROM THE LEFT BUT COMERT WINS THE DUEL AND SEES THE BALL GO OUT THE BACK
Substitution

Substitution

at Valencia
Substitution

Substitution

at Valencia
  • 58'
    SUB: VALENCIA TAKE OFF GOAL SCORER LOPEZ AND BRING ON DIMITRI FOULQUIER. CAVANI COMES OFF FOR SAMUEL LINO
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 57'
    KLUIVERT CARDED FOR A HARD TUG AND A SHOVE ON VAZQUEZ
  • 56'
    FROM A CORNER BENZEMA PUTS IT INTO THE BOX, AND IT BOUNCES BACK OF ASENSIO, RODRYGO TAKES A SHOT THAT WHISPERS WIDE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF GOAL
  • 54'
    KLUIVERT AGAIN TRIES TO TEE UP DIEGO LOPEZ ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOX WHO SHOOTS BETWEEEN TWO DEFENDERS ACROSS GOAL BUT COURTOIS MAKES ANOTHER DIVING SAVE ON THE FAR SIDE AND THE MADRID DEFENSE QUICKLY SURROUND THE BALL
  • 52'
    VALENCIA BRING THE BALL INTO THE MADRID BOX AND CAVANI TRIES TO CONNECT WITH A LOW CROSS FROM GUERRA BUT ITS CLEARED QUICKLY
  • 49'
    LUCAS VAZQUEZ TEES UP MARCO ASENSIO AGAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT ASENSIO FIRES IT OVER THE GOAL FROM CLOSE RANGE, AMIDST COMPLAINTS FROM HIS TEAMMATES INSIDE THE BOX
  • 47'
    LUCAS VAZQUEZ TAKES A SHOT FROM FAR OUTSIDE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOX BUT MAMARDASHVILI CATCHES IT EASILY
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 46'
    SUB: MADRID TAKE OFF CAMAVINGA AND RODRYGO STARTS THE SECOND HALF
  • 46'
    AND WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY FOR THE SECOND HALF
  • 45'
    HT: VALENCIA 1-0 MADRID - HOSTS TAKE THE LEAD AFTER PATIENT CROSS FROM KLUIVERT CONNECTS WITH DIEGO LOPEZ WHO SENDS IT INTO THE BACK OF THE NET
  • 44'
    GUERRA BRINGS THE BALL WELL INTO THE BOX BETWEEN 3 DEFENDERS AND STRIKES. COURTOIS PUNCHES IT AWAY BUT IT LANDS IN FRONT OF THE VALENCIAN WHO HAS ANOTHER SHOT AT POINT BLANC RANGE , AGAIN BLOCKED BY A DIVING COURTOIS
  • 41'
    VINI HEADS A CROSS FROM ASENSIO SAILING OVER THE TOP OF THE GOAL AS HE COULDN'T BRING IT DOWN
  • 40'
    GUERRA GETS A SHOT ON GOAL FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BOX BUT HE'S OFF BALANCE AND IT'S CAUGHT BY A FALLING COURTOIS
  • 38'
    VALENCIA KEEP CHARGING FORWARD BUT MADRID GO ON THE COUNTER AND TAKE A SHORT CORNER FROM A BALL SENT OUT THE BACK
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Valencia en el 33'
  • 33'
    GOAL: LOPEZ SLOTS IT HOME UNDER COURTOIS TO OPEN THE SCORING FOR THE HOSTS! THE CROSS FROM KLUIVERT HITS THE BOOT OF MENDY BUT LOPEZ IS THERE TO PUT IT AWAY
  • 32'
    GAYA COLLIDES WITH VAZQUEZ AND IS SLOW TO GET UP
  • 31'
    BENZEMA'S FREE KICK EASILY CAUGHT AND FALLEN ON BY MAMARDASHVILI
  • 30'
    MADRID HAVE LOOKED DANGEROUS AROUND THE BOX AND ASENSIO FINALLY GETS BROUGHT DOWN JUST OUTSIDE AND MADRID GET A FREE KICK FROM A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT
  • 27'
    CROSS INTO THE BOX BY VAZQUEZ BUT HEADED AWAY AND CAUGHT EASILY BY Mamardashvili
  • 25'
    CEBALLOS, CAMAVINGA AND ASENSIO SURGE FORWARD TO TRY AND BRING THE BALL INTO THE BOX, BUT CEBALLOS' CROSS IS BLOCKED EASILY
  • 23'
    BALL SENT DOWN THE LEFT SIDE TO MENDY BUT HE GOES DOWN AND LOSES THE BALL JUST OUTSIDE THE BOX
  • 20'
    MADRID HAVE HAD THE BETTER OF THE POSSESSION IN THE OPENING 20 MINUTES BUT HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT
  • 16'
    STRONG SHOT FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX BY RIBEIRO ALMEIDA BUT ITS CAUGHT BY COURTOIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOAL
  • 16'
    VINICIUS JR GETTING FRUSTRATED FEELING HE'S GETTING PULLED DOWN TOO MUCH
  • 11'
    VALENCIA CORNER SEES AN IGLESEAS HEADER SENT OUT THE BACK
  • 11'
    GUERRA MAKES A NICE TURN PASSES THE BALL ROUND THE BOX , BUT THE PASS IN IS BLOCKED
  • 8'
    BENZEMA TRIES TO GET VINICIUS CLOSE TO GOAL WITH A BALL OVER THE DEFENDING LINE BUT VINICIUS CAN'T GET MUCH FROM IT
  • 5'
    VALENCIA HAVE STARTED BRIGHTLY BUT SO FAR MADRID LOOK RELAXED AND BOTH SIDES DEFENDING WELL AND THE GAME IS ON EVEN FOOTING
  • 2'
    LOPEZ GOES SLIDING PAST A CROSS INTO THE BOX! CAVANI CLAIMS HE WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN THE BOX IN THE RUN UP BUT THE REF ISN'T HAVING IT
  • 1'
    WE HAVE KICKOFF!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    PLAYERS TAKE TO THE PITCH!
  • PRVW
    Kick off is moments away! Players waiting in the tunnel!
  • PRVW
    VALENCIA STARTING XI:
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    MADRID STARTING XI:
  • PRVW
    Valencia could use a win here to cement themselves in La Liga next season, as 3 points today would almost certainly keep them out the drop zone
  • PRVW
    Madrid look to bounce back in their first game since being battered by City in the Champions League semi-final earlier this week
  • PRVW
    Your man in the middle is De Burgos Bengoetxea and we have Iglesias Villanueva on VAR
  • PRVW
    And Madrid's possible starting XI: Courtois (GK) ; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius
  • PRVW
    First our hosts Valencia: Mamardashvili (GK); Correia, Comert, Ozkacar, Gaya; Gonzalez, Guerra; Kluivert, Almeida, Lino; Cavani
  • PRVW
    Let's take a look some today's possible lineups....
Info

Pre-match

21 May 2023, 18:30

Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea | VAR: Iglesias Villanueva

Stadium: Mestalla

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of matchday 35 of La Liga! We bring you the clash between Real Madrid and Valencia!