Real Madrid manages to draw 2-2 with Valencia after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Valencia finds its way back against Real Madrid with 2 goals from V. Junior from a goal on the 76' and a goal on the 45'.

John Ross

March 3, 2024

VALENCIA. Valencia finds the way to recover against Real Madrid with 2 goals from V. Junior from a goal on the 76′ and a goal on the 45′. Real Madrid was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%)

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 47,427 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.85 degrees Celsius or 76.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Valencia

2 - 2

Real Madrid

! 29 Ball Possession 71

Shots

12 Total 10
5 On Target 5
4 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 0

71 Attack 119
33 Dangerous attack 59
69 Ball safe 104

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 2

Fouls

19 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 71% while Valencia was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Madrid to win the match.

Valencia shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 2 yellow cards (Mouctar Diakhaby and Roman Yaremchuk). Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior and Joselu).

Also, Real Madrid didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

Roman Yaremchuk - Yellow

Hugo Duro(goal)Fran Pérez

27'

Roman Yaremchuk (goal)

30'

45'

Vinicius Junior (goal)Rodrygo

Hugo Guillamón- sub ->Sergi Canós

57'

Diego López- sub ->Roman Yaremchuk

57'

63'

Brahim Díaz- sub ->Rodrygo

63'

Luka Modric - sub ->Toni Kroos

72'

Vinicius Junior - Yellow

72'

Fran García- sub ->Ferland Mendy

72'

Joselu - sub ->Eduardo Camavinga

Selim Amallah- sub ->Javier Guerra

73'

Peter Federico- sub ->Fran Pérez

73'

76'

Vinicius Junior (goal)Brahim Díaz

80'

Federico Valverde- Yellow

Mouctar Diakhaby - Yellow

83'

86'

Nacho Fernández - sub ->Federico Valverde

Hugo Duro(VAR)

90'

Cenk Özkacar- sub ->Mouctar Diakhaby

89'

90'

Joselu - Yellow

90'

Jude Bellingham- Red

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Valencia has 37 points like Las Palmas to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Real Madrid will has 66 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will host Getafe on the 10th of March with a 18-13 head to head in favor of Valencia (9 draws).

Real Madrid will host Celta de Vigo on the 10th of March with a 22-5 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (4 draws).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia

Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia

6.7

Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain

6.4

Mouctar Diakhaby 4.Guinea

6.6

89'

83'

José Gayà 14.Spain

7.0

Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe

6.8

Fran Pérez 23.Spain

7.5

73'

Sergi Canós 7.Spain

6.3

57'

Javi Guerra 8.Spain

6.3

73'

Pepelu 18.Spain

7.5

Roman Yaremchuk 17.Ukraine

7.3

57'

30'

Hugo Duro 9.Spain

7.3

27'

Substitutes

Jaume Doménech 1.Spain

Cristian Rivero 13.Spain

Thierry Correia 12.Portugal

Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey

6.7

89'

Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain

Yarek Gąsiorowski 34.Spain

Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain

6.7

57'

André Almeida 10.Portugal

Selim Amallah 19.Morocco

6.6

73'

Peter Federico 11.Spain

6.7

73'

Diego López 16.Spain

6.4

57'

Alberto Marí 22.Spain

Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili (6.7), Dimitri Foulquier (6.8), Cristhian Mosquera (6.4), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.6), José Gayà (7.0), Fran Pérez (7.5), Pepelu (7.5), Javier Guerra (6.3), Sergi Canós (6.3), Hugo Duro (7.3) and Roman Yaremchuk (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, André Almeida, Peter González (6.7), Thierry Correia, Cristian Rivero, Cenk Özkacar (6.7), Selim Amallah (6.6), Jesús Vázquez, Alberto Mari, Yarek Gasiorowski, Hugo Guillamón (6.7) and Diego Lopez Noguerol (6.4).

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Cenk Özkacar (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Sergi Canós for Hugo Guillamón (57′), Roman Yaremchuk for Diego Lopez Noguerol (57′), Javier Guerra for Selim Amallah (73′), Fran Pérez for Peter González (73′) and Mouctar Diakhaby for Cenk Özkacar (89′).

Player of the match: Fran Pérez

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Fran Pérez.

His rating is 7.5 with 23 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid

Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine

6.7

Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain

6.4

Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France

7.0

Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany

6.7

Ferland Mendy 23.France

7.5

72'

Jude Bellingham 5.England

6.7

90'

Eduardo Camavinga 12.France

7.5

72'

Toni Kroos 8.Germany

7.3

63'

Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay

7.3

86'

80'

Vinicius Junior 7.Brazil

8.4

72'

45', 76'

Rodrygo 11.Brazil

7.1

63'

Substitutes

Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain

Fran González 30.Spain

Fran García 20.Spain

7.0

72'

Nacho Fernández 6.Spain

6.7

86'

Luka Modric 10.Croatia

7.0

63'

Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain

Dani Ceballos 19.Spain

Arda Güler 24.Turkey

Brahim Díaz 21.Spain

7.1

63'

Joselu 14.Spain

6.8

72'

90'

Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Andriy Lunin (6.7), Daniel Carvajal (6.4), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.0), Antonio Rüdiger (6.7), Ferland Mendy (7.5), Federico Valverde (7.3), Toni Kroos (7.3), Eduardo Camavinga (7.5), Jude Bellingham (6.7), Rodrygo (7.1) and Vinicius Junior (8.4).

They had on the bench: Luka Modric (7.0), Joselu (6.8), Lucas Vázquez, Dani Ceballos, Fran García (7.0), Arda Güler , Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran García, Nacho Fernández (6.7) and Brahim Díaz (7.1).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrygo for Brahim Díaz (63′), Toni Kroos for Luka Modric (63′), Eduardo Camavinga for Joselu (72′), Ferland Mendy for Fran García (72′) and Federico Valverde for Nacho Fernández (86′).