Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Jude Bellingham wins it late for Los Blancos

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Jude Bellingham nets a 95th-minute victor arsenic 10-man Real Madrid grounds a 2-1 triumph implicit Valencia successful Friday night's La Liga affair.

Real Madrid had Vinicius Junior sent disconnected successful a chaotic 2-1 triumph implicit Valencia connected Friday night, with Jude Bellingham, who had earlier missed a penalty, coming up with the victor successful the 95th infinitesimal of the contention astatine Mestalla.

The effect has moved Los Blancos to the apical of the La Liga table, 2 points up of second-placed Atletico Madrid, portion they are present 5 points wide of third-placed Barcelona.

Valencia made the breakthrough successful the 27th infinitesimal of the match, and it was the simplest of finishes for Hugo Duro, who converted into an bare nett aft Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had kept retired an effort from Javi Guerra.

Los Che deserved their half-time advantage, with the hosts having 5 shots connected people during a beardown archetypal period, with Courtois undoubtedly the busier of the 2 goalkeepers successful the opening 45 minutes.

Bellingham missed the accidental to level the scores from the punishment spot aboriginal successful the 2nd period, with his effort coming disconnected the post, earlier Kylian Mbappe had a extremity disallowed for offside conscionable earlier the hour.

Real Madrid were past reduced to 10 men successful the 80th minute, with Vinicius fixed his marching orders for a propulsion connected Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.

However, Carlo Ancelotti's broadside managed to marque it 1-1 soon aft erstwhile Luka Modric calmly finished into the backmost of the net, earlier Bellingham scored a last-gasp victor against a Valencia outfit that stay down successful 19th spot successful the table.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior connected January 3, 2025 © Imago

This was immoderate match.

Quite however Valencia mislaid it precocious connected is hard to explain, arsenic they had a 1-0 pb heading into the second stages and besides boasted a antheral vantage owed to Vinicius picking up a reddish paper pursuing an altercation with the location side's goalkeeper.

It appeared that Ancelotti's broadside would beryllium suffering a damaging defeat, but they refused to beryllium beaten, with Modric's calm decorativeness levelling the scores, earlier Bellingham won it pursuing mediocre defending from Valencia.

It was different underwhelming show from the reigning champions, but they recovered a mode to win, and the triumph has moved them 2 points wide astatine the apical of the table.

Barcelona are having their issues astatine the moment, truthful the strongest contention successful presumption of the rubric contention whitethorn travel from Atletico Madrid, who are having a spectacular campaign.

As for Valencia, relegation is simply a superior threat, with Los Che sitting 19th successful the table, 4 points from the information of 17th, but determination is much than capable prime successful their squad to determination wide of the driblet portion successful the coming weeks, and caller caput manager Carlos Corberan tin instrumentality positives from this clash contempt the hugely disappointing finish.