11/08/2020 4:27 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 11/08/2020 18:36
Valencia and Real Madrid face each other at the Mestalla, in a match for date 9 of the Santander League in Spain, which Real Sociedad leads with 20 points, after beating Granada 2-0.
And it is the premises that, after the first 45 minutes, take advantage of a clash that does not lack goals, controversy or VAR.
With the arbitration of Jesús Gil Manzano, the match can be seen live on ESPN 2 (Cablevisión channel 103 and DirecTV 623) and online by
streaming
on ESPN Play.
Real Madrid has 16 points and a win would put it one unit behind the leader, but with one game less to play.
Villarreal has 18 and Atlético de Madrid, with fewer games, has 17.
And Zinedine Zidane's team was heading to victory, thanks to a goal from Karim Benzema, who received a low pass from Marcelo's left at the goal of the area, which had been projected to the bottom of the field.
The Frenchman settled down and took a dry whip that was gaining height and, with minimal friction on defense, left Jaume with no chance of reaction.
Madrid then justified, at 23 minutes of play, the first glimpses of dominance.
La Liga 🇪🇸
Real Madrid
Benzema goal ⚽
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- Soccer 12 (@ Futbol1218) November 8, 2020
The local, in any case, did not despair and reached a draw with the first of the controversies of the Spanish night.
At 30 minutes, a center from José Gaya from the left sector of the attack found an illusory hand from Lucas Vázquez, who jumped trying to block the delivery but ended up receiving the ball in the arm, and referee Gil Manzano correctly marked the penalty spot.
Carlos Soler executed the maximum penalty, but Thibaut Courtois covered the shot by throwing himself to his right.
On the rebound, the pitcher hit the ball again, although somewhat uncomfortable, which prevented him from hitting it well and ended up hitting the post.
Luckily for him, teammate Yunus Musah hit the second rebound and pushed the ball into the goal.
However, there was no opportunity to celebrate: after reviewing the action in the VAR, the judge determined that the brunette had invaded the area.
It was pinpoint, one of those that would not be discovered without technology, but right.
Five minutes after a review that seemed eternal, Soler kicked the penalty again and this time he did not miss.
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Valencia goal
1-1
Soler ⚽pic.twitter.com / iCGAeyUqDp
- Soccer 12 (@ Futbol1218) November 8, 2020
With Madrid having the ball a little more in an even process, Valencia found the advantage after a counter that started with another controversy: a slap from Denis Cheryshev against Marco Asensio in the local field that, despite the exaggeration of the madridista, it seemed an infraction.
Eventually, in the area in front everything would end in a detour in Raphael Varane, a failed attempt by Courtois to clear the ball and the need for the VAR to determine that, indeed, when between the goalkeeper and the central defender they took the ball, it had entered the arch.
La Liga 🇪🇸
Goal of Valencia
2-1
Varane ⚽ Autogolpic.twitter.com/5NIi7W8aGG
- Soccer 12 (@ Futbol1218) November 8, 2020
Nine minutes into the second half were enough for, in addition to hitting the post, Valencia generated the second penalty of the night.
An overflow of Gaya to the bottom ended with a short cross almost over the small area and Marcelo swept Maximiliano Gómez before he could play the ball: the penalty was correctly sanctioned.
Soler this time opened his foot and hit the Courtois' left post with the inside face, which was thrown well again but did not arrive.
La Liga 🇪🇸
Valencia goal
3-1
Soler double ⚽pic.twitter.com / ga9LqqN6KH
- Soccer 12 (@ Futbol1218) November 8, 2020
And the same thing happened to him at 15 minutes, after once again the referee had to resort to technology and unusually delayed until he went himself to review something that they should have told him in a matter of seconds from the VAR.
A hand from Sergio Ramos after a fortuitous rebound inside the area was the cause of Valencia's fourth goal, Soler's third by the same route.
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Valencia's Goal
Triplete de Soler ⚽
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- Soccer 12 (@ Futbol1218) November 8, 2020
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