On 21 May, one of the matches of the 35th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Valencia (Spain) and Real Madrid met.
Spanish Championship, round 35
Valencia (Spain) - Real (Madrid) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: D. Lopez (33)
Warnings: J. Kluivert (57), Eray Comert (71), Rodrygo (86), Modric (87)
In a La Liga match at the Stadio Mestalla, Valencia claimed a surprise 1-0 victory over Real Madrid. Valencia started brilliantly, taking the lead on 33 minutes thanks to a goal from D. Lopez. Real Madrid, on the other hand, failed to respond despite dominating possession and creating numerous opportunities. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time and seemed to control the game. However, in the second half, Real Madrid came out with renewed vigour and began to increase the pressure. In the 46th minute, E. Camavanga replaced Rodrigo in Real Madrid's first substitution. Valencia's aggression became clear in the 57th minute when J. Kluivert received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, the Valencia manager made two substitutions: D. Lopez was replaced by D. Fulquier and E. Cavani was replaced by S. Lino. However, Real Madrid responded with two substitutions of their own: M. Asensio replaced L. Modrić and D. Ceballos replaced T. Kroos.
Valencia made a third substitution in the 68th minute when T Correia replaced T. Lato. The situation escalated in the 70th minute when E. Comert received a yellow card for Valencia. Rodrigo received a yellow card in the 86th minute and was replaced by F. Mendi. Around the same time, Real Madrid made two more substitutions: A. Chouameni was replaced by F. Valverde and D. Carvajal replaced F. Mendy. The final few minutes of the match were hectic, with Valencia making two final substitutions. J. Douro replaced J. Kluivert and J. Gaia replaced I. Musa. In the final minutes of the match, Valencia's I. Musa and G. Mamardashvili received yellow cards. In added time, Real Madrid's Vinicius Júnior was given a red card. In the end, Valencia held on to win 1-0, much to the delight of their fans. Real Madrid, on the other hand, will have to regroup and decide how to improve their performance in the coming matches.
In the next round, the opponents will be Mallorca v Valencia and Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano.
| Valencia | Real | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 11 | Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 4 |
| 13 | Offences | 4 |
| 2 | Corner | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 27% | Possession of the ball | 73% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 5 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 235 | Total assists | 665 |
| 173 | Accurate passes | 584 |
| 74% | Accuracy of transmissions | 88% |