Valencia 0-2 Actual Madrid
Actual Madrid have continued their 100% La Liga report in 2026, as they narrowly edged out Valencia at Mestalla.
Alvaro Arbeloa selected to undertake a 4-4-2 system for the match, provided that he was with out the providers of Vinicius Junior (suspended) and Rodrygo Goes (injured). Kylian Mbappe and Gonzalo Garcia had been partnered in assault, however neither had been capable of make a lot of an influence in the course of the opening 45 minutes.
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In complete, there have been only a few alternatives within the first half, with the perfect falling the way in which of right-back David Jimenez, who was making his debut in La Liga. His shot from the correct stung the palms of Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski, who was largely untested up till the impasse was damaged.
On 65 minutes, in superb type. In a match devoid of high quality, Alvaro Carreras took the sport by the scruff of the neck as he skipped away from two Valencia defenders earlier than slotting the ball in at Dimitrievski’s close to publish, a lot to the assumption of the away staff.
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Valencia had an enormous likelihood to equalise nearly instantly when Lucas Beltran’s effort skimmed the publish, however that was as shut as Los Che acquired to getting again into the match. In the long run, they fell additional behind when Brahim Diaz performed in Mbappe, within the first minute of stoppage time.
Poor efficiency however Actual Madrid won’t care
On the entire, it was one other unconvincing efficiency from Actual Madrid, however they won’t be fussed. It’s one other win, and it means they shut again to inside one level of Barcelona on the high of La Liga – they will quickly go to the summit in the event that they had been to defeat in-form Actual Sociedad subsequent weekend, with the Catalans not in motion till Monday evening in opposition to Girona.