In round 19 of La Liga, Real Madrid visited Valencia. The home team took an early lead with a goal from Hugo Duro and made the Royals struggle for the rest of the match. Real even lost a man when Vinicius received a red card in the 79th minute.
However, from the 85th minute, Real Madrid scored two consecutive goals thanks to Bellingham and Modric. In the end, Los Blancos won 2-1 and temporarily took the top spot in La Liga with 43 points.
Real Madrid achieved their goal, but coach Ancelotti had reason to be unhappy. He stressed that Valencia deserved to win, according to AS: “It is difficult to explain how bad we were in the first half and how good we were in the second half, playing with one less player.
Valencia deserved the three points, but we didn't give up. The first half was terrible, the second half was great even with 10 men."
In the second half, Real Madrid created many opportunities and wasted many. The most regrettable of which was Bellingham's missed penalty kick. This was the first time Hoang Gia missed 3 consecutive penalties. Before that, Mbappe had missed the opportunity to score from the white spot in two matches against Athletic Club and Liverpool.
Ancelotti confirmed he would look for a new penalty taker: “I am annoyed that we have missed three penalties in a row. I think I have to take responsibility for the choice of the person who takes the penalty.”
After nearly becoming the villain with a missed penalty, Bellingham managed to score 1 goal and 1 assist. Ancelotti praised his student: "It was a great match for him. He did not lose confidence after missing the penalty and that gave him more motivation.
Only Bellingham could have performed like that in the last 30 minutes. It was an incredible effort and a worthy reward for all the effort he put in.”
