Real Madrid Beat Valencia 3-0 to Draw Level With Barcelona
Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla Stadium, with goals from Valverde, Guler and Mbappe, to move level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
At a glance
- Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla Stadium to move provisionally level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
- Federico Valverde, Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappe scored for Madrid, who recorded their eighth straight win across all competitions.
- Valencia finished with 10 men after Jose Gaya was sent off for a late foul on Mbappe near the end of the match.
Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla Stadium on Saturday, moving provisionally level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Federico Valverde opened the scoring after Mbappe's free kick was blocked by the Valencia wall and fell to the Uruguayan outside the area. Arda Guler doubled the lead shortly afterward when Jude Bellingham's cross was deflected into his path. Kylian Mbappe added a third in the second half, bursting onto a pass from Guler to squeeze the ball past goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.
The win was Madrid's eighth in a row across all competitions. The team was without winger Vinicius Junior, who was serving the final game of a four-match ban. Mbappe's goal was his 13th in La Liga this season and his 17th in 16 games across all competitions; he has now scored in seven straight matches for Madrid.
Valencia were reduced to 10 men when Jose Gaya was dismissed with about 10 minutes remaining for a late sliding foul on Mbappe. Earlier, Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski denied Mbappe and Bellingham, and Guido Rodriguez had a goal disallowed for offside. Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a smart save to stop Aaron Mayol.
The match was stopped in the ninth minute for a tribute to Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who died on Tuesday. Barcelona, currently top of the league, visit third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Other results included a 0-0 draw between Espanyol and Deportivo A Coruna, a 1-1 draw between Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao, and a 2-1 win for Racing Santander over Malaga.
Source: Al Jazeera.
Questions and answers
- Who scored for Real Madrid against Valencia?
- Federico Valverde and Arda Guler scored in the first half, and Kylian Mbappe scored in the second half.
- How did the result affect the La Liga standings?
- Real Madrid moved provisionally level on points with league leaders Barcelona after the win.
- Why did Valencia play with 10 men?
- Jose Gaya was dismissed with about 10 minutes remaining for a late sliding foul on Kylian Mbappe.
