Before the encounter in round 30, Real Madrid was rated much higher as they were competing for the championship with Barcelona and were still playing at home at Bernabeu. Meanwhile, Valencia are struggling in the lower group and are struggling in the relegation race with only 4 points above the relegation zone.
However, in one day the home team was deadlocked and only scored 1 goal, even Vinicius Jr also shot the penalty, Los Blancos paid too expensive. They were opened by the opponent very early, very hard to equalize in the second half but collapsed in the 90+5 minute and no longer had time to save. From the beginning of the season, Real Madrid lost a match at home and lost to "bats" for the second time.
For Valencia, this victory is very meaningful because they have increased the gap with the relegation zone to 7 points. Before this match, they had gone through a 12-month streak of not knowing the taste of victory away from home. No one thought the former La Liga champions would have a point to leave the Bernabeu, let alone win. This is a very important milestone for everyone to aim for successful relegation.
Meanwhile, it was thought that Real Madrid would easily crush their opponents, both to put pressure on Barcelona and to create good psychological momentum before the match against Arsenal next week in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
However, Kylian Mbappe and his teammates could not do both. Fortunately, in the following match, Barca could not beat Real Betis, so the gap between the two teams is now only 4 points, instead of 6 points as previously predicted.
"It's been a very difficult season, especially for players who have to take penalties. Jude Bellingham missed a game in Valencia, Kylian Mbappe failed to make it against Athletic Bilbao and Liverpool. A few days ago, Vinicius missed out against Atletico Madrid, so I gave him a chance to regain his confidence in this match.
Now, we should wait and see in the coming time, whether Kylian Mbappe is the priority penalty player for the team or not" - Carlo Ancelotti shared.
Real Madrid will have their next La Liga match against Alaves next weekend, after facing Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The trip to Mendizorrotza will not be directly directed by captain Carlo Ancelotti because the Italian coach has received enough yellow cards and was banned from coaching 1 match. His replacement will be an assistant, also the son of Carletto - Davide Ancelotti.
From now until the end of the season, Real Madrid will have at least twice the Barcelona clash. It was the Copa Del Rey Final on April 26 and in La Liga on May 11. These are two matches that can decide 2 titles for Los Blancos this season. If both teams played well in the Champions League, the final in May at Allianz Arena will be the third El Clasico from now until the end of the season.
Real Madrid are still trying to win the treble this season. They will have to do this at all costs because otherwise, the team that can do that is Barcelona when Blaugrana are still bangishing on all 3 playgrounds.
