Real Madrid left the Mestalla with a bitter point after drawing with Valencia (2-2) in a duel that had a controversial ending with the leading role of the main referee, Gil Manzanowho annulled what was going to be the winning goal scored by the Englishman Jude Bellingham.
The LaLiga leaders had a first half to forget, conceding two goals from the local team thanks to goals from Hugo Duro (m.27) and Roman Yaremchuk (m.30). However, one inspired night of Vinícius Junior In a square with bad memories for him, it allowed the whites to level the actions.
The Brazilian star scored two goals, first in the fifth minute of first-half added time when he took advantage of a bad rebound from a Valencia defender and then in the 76th minute when he headed a cross from Brahim Díaz from the right wing. Real Madrid reacted and went for more.
“A very difficult match, playing away from home is always complicated but after conceding two goals we managed to tie and in the end we didn’t win because they didn’t let us”Vinícius Júnior stated, referring to the decision of principal Gil Manzano that conditioned the end of the match.
And the referee became an unexpected protagonist in the closing of the match with a controversial decision. It was in the tenth minute of added time in the play that ended with a goal from Englishman Jude Bellingham that could have meant the white victory but did not get on the scoreboard.
According to the referee, the moment the Madrid team’s scorer pushed the ball into the back of the net had already sealed the end of the match. The curious thing is that according to a report from Marca the referee had said that after the corner kick was taken the game would end.
But it was not like that and Gil Manzano let the minutes and the game continue and it was only after Brahim Díaz’s center, which Bellingham ended up finishing off, that sealed the end of the match, unleashing the annoyance of the merengue team players.
“There is not much to say, something unprecedented has happened. After the rebound we had possession and the play had to stop when Valencia gained possession of the ball. If he whistles when the goalkeeper rejects the ball… But he has let it continue. “We had possession and I think he made a mistake.”said Carlo Ancelotti in the press conference after the meeting.
After this bitter result, Real Madrid will have a seven-point advantage over second place in the table held by Girona, which faces Javier Aguirre’s Mallorca. For its part, FC Barcelona, which is third in the standings, faces Athletic Club.
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