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Monday, November 9, 2020
In fact, Real Madrid are doing quite well at Valencia CF. Coach Zinedine Zidane’s team takes an early lead. But the set of stars rarely experiences what happens then. An own goal and three penalties (!) Ensure a good slap.
Real Madrid, Spanish soccer champion, suffered a severe defeat in the eighth day of the League and lost sight of the top of the table for the first time. At Valencia CF, Los Blancos lost 1: 4 (1: 2) in a true penalty shootout. “There is no justification for that, there is no excuse. It was a bad game and a bad day,” coach Zinedine Zidane said.
Carlos Soler converted three penalties (35, 54, 63) for the hosts, and Valencia also benefited from an own goal by French world champion Raphael Varane (43). Real, whom Toni Kroos was only substituted for in the last stages, took the lead through Karim Benzema (23rd). In the table, Real is fourth with 16 points. Real Sociedad, leaders of the League, has played 20 points, but also one more game.
Meanwhile, six-time world footballer Lionel Messi showed against Real Madrid’s great rival, FC Barcelona, that he can also play the wild card. He was on the bench press for a time, then the Argentine advanced to victory for the Catalans in a 5-2 (1-1) win over Betis Sevilla after being substituted. The Argentine superstar triumphed in 61 with a penalty and in 82.
“Out of Constitution”
Coach Ronald Koeman had done everything right. “Leo ended the Champions League game against Kiev with problems,” said the Dutch Barça coach. “He was in no condition to play from the start. We agreed that he would come into play if he feels good.” It was like this.
With Messi, 33, came the change of course in the game. Former Dortmund Ousmane Dembélé (22nd) had scored 1-0 for Barça. His French compatriot Antoine Griezmann missed with a penalty against Claudio Bravo (33.). Antonio Sanabria (45º + 2) tied for the Andalusians at 1: 1. The next setback threatened the Catalans, who are already beaten in the LaLiga table.
But with Messi in the squad, the prestigious club was almost unrecognizable. The recently scolded Griezmann (49th) made it 2-1 for the hosts, followed by Messi’s double. Pedri (90th) made the final score. “Messi is always the solution,” wrote the Barcelona newspaper “Sport”. However, the game was overshadowed by the injury of super talent Ansu Fati. As the club announced, the 18-year-old suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee.
