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THE SAVED DAY: Vinicius cheers with Marco Asensio after scoring the goal that saved the night for Real Madrid. Photo: SERGIO PEREZ / X00213
(Real Madrid 1-0 Real Valladolid) Real Madrid fought to beat Valladolid after a late goal from Brazilian super talent Vinicius Junior (20).
Martin Ødegaard (21) had started the previous two La Liga games for Real Madrid, but after a rather disappointing match, he was replaced last week for a break against Real Betis.
So it wasn’t a big surprise that Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane opted to fire the Norwegian from the starting lineup against Valladolid, without the Frenchman giving himself much credit for the change in the first hour.
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For Real Madrid stabbed and stabbed, without scoring goals. All the chances went to Serbian Luka Jovic in the first half, but the 22-year-old kept losing, as he has often done in his Real Madrid career.
First, Fede Valverde countered the edge, before serving Jovic alone in front of goal. But from just ten meters he put the ball just outside the posts.
Ten minutes before the break, he got another chance when his namesake Luka Modric put the ball in perfectly, but this time Jovic sent the ball straight into the wall of the net.
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Five minutes into the second half, Jovic stabbed the ball into the corner, but this time goalkeeper Roberto got in the way. The rebound was picked up by Casemiro, but from three meters he managed to get the ball off the crossbar in an incredible way.
Soon after, Valladolid, with Brazilian striker legend Ronaldo on the side of the owners, seized an opportunity. The referee allowed Shon Weissman to grab the ball quickly, to the dismay of the unprepared goalkeeper, but Thibaut Courtois made the save.
Da tok Zidane grep. Jovic left and Vinicius Junior entered, and finally he was released for Real Madrid.
The Brazilian won the ball outside the area and passed it to Valverde. He tried to find Karim Benzema in front of the area, but was stopped by several Valladolid legs, before the ball bounced directly off Vinicius’ legs in front of the goal. Alone with the goalkeeper, he was safe and assured Real Madrid victory.
Thus, Real Madrid has played two victories in three games in the League this year, after starting the season with shared points in San Sebastián against Ødegaard’s former club, Real Sociedad.
