Real Madrid crushed Valencia (5-1) on Saturday evening at the Bernabeu, with a show from the Brazilian tandem Vinicius Jr-Rodrygo.
No Bellingham, no problem ! Real Madrid did not need its English crack, in the stands due to a shoulder injury, in the company of Aurélien Tchouameni in particular, to crush Valencia (5-1) on Saturday evening. In this meeting counting for the 13th day of La Liga, Carlo Ancelotti’s men delivered a successful and euphoric performance, enhanced by the Brazilian pair Vinicius Jr-Rodrygo.
Undefeated for four matches, Ruben Baraja’s men could do nothing to contain the Madrilenians, starting with their two restless members of the Seleçao. Before the Auriverde show began, it was Dani Carvajal who shook the nets with a splendid and dry recovery (1-0, 3rd) to catch the visitors cold. We then had to wait until the last minutes of the first act to see the Madrilenians strike again. On a cross from Rodrygo, Vinicius threw himself head first to take the offering… from the chest and shoot Mamardashvili for the first time (2-0, 42nd).
Returning from the locker room, the ordeal continued, still with Rodrygo as provider of goal balls and Vinicius Jr as finisher with a powerful strike at ground level (3-0, 49th). Determined to put his name in the scorers’ column, Rodrygo only waited a few seconds to add to the score with a nice shot (4-0, 50th), before scoring a double on a flat foot following a huge error in restarting the Murcielagos (5-0, 80th). Valencia preserved its honor and refused the manita conventional thanks to Hugo Duro, precise when receiving a cross from Hugo Gonzalez (5-1, 88th).
Real suddenly comes back to within two points of Girona, the surprising leader of the championship, who had disposed of Rayo Vallecano (1-2) earlier in the day. The players from the capital are virtually five points ahead of Barça, who will host Alaves on Sunday at the Camp Nou.
