Valencia vs Real Madrid Player Ratings – Jude Bellingham redeems himself and rescues his team as Vinicius gets sent off

Jude Bellingham became the hero again after redeeming himself when he missed a penalty as Real Madrid clinched another victory in the dying minutes, beating Valencia 2-1. The visitors will be relieved with the result as they widened the gap with their city rivals Atletico Madrid, who are two points behind them currently with a game in hand. Valencia on the other hand, will be kicking themselves for not being able to see it through, as the three points would have helped them to come out of relegation spots.

The new Valencia manager Carlos Corberan’s tenure was to a brilliant start, with Valencia finding joy down the right side with Foulqier bursting forward from defence, and he played a crucial role in the opening goal. The Valencia right-back picked out Guerra inside the box, but the Spanish midfielder’s shot was parried. Duro was there to meet the rebound, and he fired into an empty net to give his side the lead. Madrid’s best chance of the game fell to Valverde inside the box, but he fired his shot straight down the throat of Dimitrievski.

Real Madrid got a chance to pull one back when Mbappe knocked the ball past his marker and bursted into the Valencia box and was knocked down by Tarrega, which won them a penalty. But it was fruitless as Bellingham failed to convert it, as the English midfielder took a little hop and skip in his run up, and he striked it against the inside of the woodwork. But they thought they did not have to worry about it for long, as Mbappe, with a very quick shift of his feet and ball, striked it into the back of the net to pull one back, which got ruled off for offside. Madrid was the side who dominated a lot in the second half, yet had nothing to show for it. Things took an ugly turn when Vinicius got sent off at the Mestalla again, this time after an altercation with the opposition goalkeeper, Dimitrevski. But that did not slow Madrid down and they finally got the goal when Modric poked the ball past Dimitrievski between the sticks. In the dying moments of the match, Guilamon attempted to pass back to his goalkeeper, but his effort is under hit, which was capitalised by Bellingham, who ran onto it, and he bent the ball into the bottom corner to save his team again!

Valencia Player Ratings vs Real Madrid

Goalkeeper

Dimitrievski: 7/10 – He kept his team in the game with his saves and handled the pressure well.

Defenders

Gasiorowski: 6/10 – He struggled to keep up with the pace of the Madrid frontline, but somehow managed to defend decently.

Mosquera: 7/10 – He held his ground well against the deadly quatret and cleared as many dangers as possible.

Tarrega: 6/10 – An overenthusiastic challenge from him brought Mbappe to the ground and his team had to unnecessarily concede a penalty because of it.

Foulquier: 7.5/10 – The captain found a lot of joy on the right flank and also tried to score one in a fast break situation.

Midfielders

Barrenechea: 6.5/10 – While he was effective in disrupting the opposition’s midfield, his overall performance was just okay.

Guerra: 7/10 – A good performance from the midfielder, who played a key role in his team’s opening goal.

Almeida: 5/10 – He struggled to impact the game offensively.

Forwards

Diego Lopez: 6/10 – He was off to a bright start but slowly got faded away and rightfully was subbed out.

Duro: 8/10 – He scored the opening goal of the night as took his chance well. He also pressed very effectively, causing a lot of problems.

Rioja: 6/10 – He worked really hard defensively but his output on the attacking side was lacking.

Substitutes

Canos: 6/10

Guillamon: 6/10

Gomez: NA

Vázquez: NA

Manager

Carlos Corberan: 8/10 – The new manager is off to a brilliant start, setting his team up well. They did not at any time feel like a side battling relegation and it will be very harsh to brush this off as “new manager bounce.” The loss is harsh but things look positive for Valencia.

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Real Madrid Player Ratings vs Valencia

Goalkeeper

Courtois: 7/10 – He did his best to prevent as many chances as possible as the makeshift defense in front of him struggled to hold on.

Defenders

Vázquez: 6/10 – The captain struggled a lot to keep up with the pace of the game and was ineffective for a major part.

Tchouaméni: 6/10 – He tried a long range effort to pull his team back into the game, but he fired it into the stands.

Rudiger: 7/10 – A professional display from Rudiger, who kept the attackers at bay for a majority of the game.

Mendy: 6/10 – A solid performance on the defensive side but was lacking to contribute on the attacking end.

Midfielders

Valverde: 6/10 – He tried to take shots from outside the box, especially during set-piece scenarios, which did not trouble anyone.

Ceballos: 6/10 – He tried to pick out attackers, especially Vinicius with balls over the top, but failed to do so. He got booked for his protests against a referee decision and that hindered his performance..

Bellingham: 7/10 – A midfield workhorse, he won free-kicks in dangerous positions. He was also a focal point in attack, often trying to be on the receiving end of crosses. He took the responsibility to score the penalty, but failed to convert it. Despite all of that, he played a crucial role in assisting the equaliser and eventually scoring the winner.

Forwards

Vinicius Jr: 3/10 – He was completely off tonight and a heated altercation with Dimitrievski resulted in a red card, which was not helpful as his team was struggling to score.

Mbappe: 6.5/10 – While there were moments where he looked good, especially after scoring a goal which got chalked off for offside, it was another disappointing night for him in Royal whites.

Rodrygo: 5/10 – A disappointing outing for the Brazilian, who failed to trouble the opposition and got subbed off in the second half.

Substitutes

Camavinga: 6.5/10

B. Diaz: 6/10

Modric: 8.5/10

Asencio: NA

Manager

Carlo Ancelotti: 6/10 – His team despite being in control for majority of the game, did not have a coherent plan to attack. He should thank his stars that the star-studded bench saved him tonight.

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