Photo Gallery – Real Madrid side’s best moments of the match against Valencia
Marcelo proved the unlikely legend as Real Madrid grabbed a passionate 2-1 win in the match against Valencia. The left-back discharges home with four minutes of ordinary time remaining. After Dani Parejo had offset Cristiano Ronaldo’s twentieth La Liga goal of the season.
The outcome returns Madrid to the highest point of the table, three points above champions Barcelona in front of their derby match with Espanyol later on Saturday.
Real Madrid was ahead in the first minute of their 6-2 whipping of Deportivo La Coruna. In any case, they almost ran behind with under 60 seconds on the clock here, with Keylor Navas denying Mina from short proximity. Before the forward smacked the outside of the post with the bounce back.
It was a lazy opening 20 minutes from the home side, with Karim Benzema’s turn and low shot the only moment that had Valencia goalkeeper Alves agitated in any capacity.
James Rodriguez – starting on the right of the attack. And Ronaldo both sent free-kicks barely over the crossbar. However, Madrid’s expanding weight told on 27 minutes. Zinedine Zidane’s side were beaten 2-1 in the turn around installation at Mestalla in February.
Madrid started to settle and Ronaldo handed the ball over from Dani Carvajal’s cross halfway through the first half – his first goal in the top flight since March 12.
The home side missed opportunities to double their lead, with Ronaldo seeing a spot-kick spared by Diego Alves for the third time in four attempts. And their iniquity was rebuffed eight minutes from time as Parejo cleared in a superb free-kick.
Marcelo’s splendid solo goal rescued a moment win in succession. Aince Madrid’s Clasico vanquish and guaranteed that the title race remains immovably in their grasp.
Photo Gallery – Real Madrid side’s best moments of the match against Valencia
