After today, Barcelona will send a “Thank you” card to Mestalla Stadium while Cristiano Ronaldo will think twice before deciding to purchase a club from the east of Spain! Valencia created one of the greatest shocks in La Liga this season, beating Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu 2-1 and paving the way to the title for Barca!The heroes of the Bats’ triumph were the custodian Giorgi Mamardashvili, who stopped Vinicius Jr’s penalty and a bunch of chances, and the striker Hugo Duro, who scored a 95th-minute winner for only second Valencia’s triumph at Madrid’s home turf in the last 25 years!Vini managed to score the leveller – and annul Mouctar Diakhaby’s opener which came two minutes after his spot-kick miss – but couldn’t redeem himself, as Los Blancos suffered a tough blow in the title race.The match could have started better for Real Madrid, as Los Blancos were awarded a penalty after only 13 minutes. Cesar Tarrega brought Kylian Mbappe down in the box, and even though the VAR room wasn’t that sure about the decision, the ref, Guillermo Cuadra, still pointed to the spot.Nevertheless, Vinicius Jr stepped up and missed his second consecutive penalty (after the one against Atletico Madrid in the UCL) as Valencia’s custodian Giorgi Mamardashvili stopped his poor effort! Yet, it was only the beginning of an exciting rollercoaster.🚨🇪🇸 VINICIUS JR MISSES THE PENALTY! ❌pic.twitter.com/ovUeo7gRTd— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) April 5, 2025 🚨🇪🇸 GOAL | Real Madrid 0-1 Valencia | DiakhabyDIAKHABY OPENS THE SCORING FOR VALENCIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/7cAYDoyeNs— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) April 5, 2025 Only two minutes later, the Bats punished the home team for Vini’s miss, breaking the deadlock over Mouctar Diakhaby, who headed the ball in after a corner kick! Los Blancos tried to level instantly, but none of Mbappe’s attempts was good enough for the Georgian keeper.After the break, Madrid’s pressure continued and paid off five minutes into the second half when Vinicius redeemed himself and equalized, giving Carlo Ancelotti’s crew enough time to come from behind and win. Yet, one man stood in their way – Mamardashvili.Ronaldo is becoming a owner of La Liga club!?Rodrygo, Mbappe, Bellingham, and Federico Valverde all tried to outsmart him, but the “Georgian wall” stopped everything, becoming an insurmountable obstacle for the title contenders.Ancelotti subbed in his most lethal offensive firepower, Endrick and Arda Guler, to help Vini and Mbappe, but in vain. Valencia were holding out magnificently. And then Hugo Duro appeared and scored a 95th-minute winner after a fantastic counterattack, while Madrid desperately chased a winning goal!🚨🇪🇸 GOAL | Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia | Hugo DuroHUGO DURO WINS IT FOR VALENCIA IN THE 95TH MINUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/kt6IRB7YnT— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) April 5, 2025 This way, Barcelona got a chance to extend their lead in La Liga to six points with a victory over Betis tonight (22.00), while Los Blancos won’t await the UCL clash against Arsenal in London (Tuesday, 22.00) in a good mood.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 30FridayRayo Vallecano – Espanyol 0-4 (0-2)/Cabrera 12, Fernandes 16, Puado 72 (p), Milla 90/SaturdayGirona – Alaves 0-1 (0-0)/Vicente 61/Real Madrid – Valencia 1-2 (0-1)/Vinicius Jr 50 – Diakhaby 15, Duro 90+5/Mallorca – Celta 0-0 IN PROGRESS22:00: (1.37) Barcelona (5.50) Betis (7.20)Sunday15:00: (3.25) Las Palmas (3.15) Sociedad (2.35)17:15: (3.30) Sevilla (3.20) Atl.Madrid (2.30)19:30: (4.30) Valladolid (3.30) Getafe (1.93)22:00: (2.35) Villareal (3.40) Ath.Bilbao (3.00)Monday22:00: (2.65) Leganes (3.05) Osasuna (2.90)***odds are subject to change***
