Real Madrid was saved in extremis by a sumptuous goal of Federico Valverde, Sunday evening when the Athletic Bilbao (1-0) arrived, the 4th in the ranking. At the end of additional time, the Uruguayan midfielder, on the right side of the Basque surface, sent a half-volley of the exceptional right to the small opposite net (93rd).
“It is deserved, wanted. Admittedly, at times, it was a match with a lot of traffic jams, but Valverde will offer us today a goal as beautiful to see as telling because the gesture, the way, the value of its goal in this end of the season … So the race continues! »»reacted an Omar Da Fonseca Extatic live on BeIN Sports 1.
Four days after the elimination of the Champions League by Arsenal, the victory was imperative for the Merengues to return to four points from Barça, a leader who also left miracle from the reception of Celta de Vigo on Saturday (4-3). This meeting without Kylian Mbappé, suspended after his scandalous fault in Alavés and whistled by certain spectators when he appeared on the giant screens of Bernabéu, was long to settle.
Two Barça-Real on the program!
Carlo Ancelotti had resettled 4-4-2 diamonds last season with Jude Bellingham in number 10 and Rodrygo and Vincius free at the forefront. The English international failed in success on several opportunities and it was Vinicius who ended up deceiving Unai Simon 10 minutes from the end, for a goal ultimately refused by the video referee for an offside (79th). A 0-0 was emerging before Valverde's genius stroke.
Real will have to be much better against Getafe, next Wednesday, for a short trip in the suburbs, before playing the King Cup final against Barça, next Sunday in Seville. Despite the Blaugranas four-point lead, the title race can still switch since a new clasico is scheduled, this time in Liga, on May 11 in Catalonia!
