As the defending champions of the Champions League and La Liga, Real Madrid have pulled their crotch on both sides this season, losing 4-0 away at the feet of Manchester City in midweek and leaving the Galaxy in disgrace and the rest of the game has lost its meaning. This weekend, Real Madrid face the 35th round of La Liga, against Valencia, who are eager to grab points and relegate. Diego López scored the only goal of the game, Vinicius elbowed his opponent red, and Real Madrid lost 1-0 away to fall to third place in the table after two consecutive defeats in all competitions.
The La Liga champions have gone to Barça and Real Madrid have secured Champions League qualification, with the rest of the matches just routine. Against Valencia, Ancelotti rotated the line-up in a large area, with Modric, Kroos, Rodrigo, Carvajal and Valverde missing out on the line-up.
Benzema, Vinicius and Asensio lead the trident, and the unwilling Real Madrid sleepwalk away from home. Just two minutes into the game, Chuameni was suspected of fouling Edinson Cavani, who fell into the box, but the referee did not say so.
Without the tandem organization of a master midfield, Real Madrid's attack lacks layers and fragments. In the 29th minute, Asensio used his ability to force a kill and fight for a free kick. Unfortunately, Benzema's shot was weak and was easily confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 33rd minute, Kluivert Jr. faked a shot to the back post and Diego Lopez flew in and made a tackle into the net. Replay Real Madrid's conceded goal: Chuameni did not block the passing line of Kluivert Jr., and Mendy watched the ball without looking at people, giving the opponent the space to calm his feet.
In the 44th minute, Real Madrid's central defence was useless, and Ceballos watched as Xavi Guerra easily headed into the box, and the latter's two consecutive shots were saved by Courtois. Throughout the first half, Real Madrid had 72% possession, but the threat came all from Valencia. According to Western media, during the intermission, Venicius angrily sprayed the fourth referee, and Mr. 120 million was pulled back to the locker room by his teammates.
Yibian fought Carlo Ancelotti again to adjust, and Rodrigo removed the underperforming Camavinga. In the 53rd minute, the Real Madrid midfield was broken, Kluivert Jr. drove straight with the ball, and his low shot from inside the box was blocked by Courtois. If it weren't for Courtois's online status and repeated rescues, Real Madrid would have been beaten long ago.
It wasn't until the 56th minute that Real Madrid completed a more threatening attack, when Asensio's tactical corner cross was blocked, and Rodrigo followed up with a powerful shot that was saved by the Valencia goalkeeper.
Unable to equalise, Ancelotti could not sit still, and in the 65th minute Modric and Kroos came off the bench to remove Asensio and Ceballos. In the 70th minute, there was a magical scene on the field, two balls appeared on the field, and Gulmatt rushed to the wisdom and kicked the other ball towards Venicius, undermining the latter's breakthrough and causing dissatisfaction among the Real Madrid generals.
Subsequently, Venicius was racially discriminated by Valencian fans, and the Real Madrid winger was furious and the match was suspended.
In the 80th minute, Venicius forced a break from the left and was brought down into the box, but the referee signaled it was not a penalty. In the 83rd minute, Lino assisted Kluivette Jr. for offside, and the referee immediately signaled that it was invalid.
In the 91st minute, Real Madrid had a great chance: Benzema turned his back in the box and Valverde followed up with a volley, which was saved by Mamardashvili.
In the 93rd minute, Real Madrid won a free-kick, Kroos went straight from 22 meters away from goal, and Mamardashvili once again contributed to the world and saved. Mamardashvili stalled for time, the two sides clashed again, Vinicius elbowed his opponent, the referee showed a red card after watching the VAR, and Real Madrid had 10 men left!
In the end, Real Madrid lost 1-0 away to Valencia, suffering two consecutive defeats in all competitions, and was third in the Atletico Cirrhetic Standings. The Champions League was blown out by Manchester City, which has already made Florentino angry, and now humiliated by the La Liga relegation team, can Carlo Ancelotti's position be saved?