The Royal Club falls into the trap of a tie before the expected El Clásico site against rival Barcelona
Real Madrid snatched a fatal tie, with a goal against Valencia, in the bastion stronghold "Mestalla", as part of the 17th round of the League.
Real Madrid scored Karim Benzema in the 95th minute, while Carlos Soller scored the Valencia goal in the 78th minute.
Real Madrid did not take advantage of Barcelona's draw against Sociedad yesterday, but it raised its score to 35 points in second place, on goal difference from Barca, and Valencia raised its score to 29 in sixth place.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane relied on a method of play (4-3-3), where Feddi Valverde was present
As a focal point, along with Cross and Modric, while Casemiro relaxed for fear of receiving a yellow card depriving him of participation in the El Clasico.
Nacho also appeared as a left-back, alongside Ramos, Varan, and Carvajal, in front of goalkeeper Courtois, while playing with three attackers, Isco, Rodrigo and Benzema.
On the other hand, Albert Celadas, Valencia's technical director, relied on a method (4-4-2), in the presence of Khwami.
Dominic goalkeeper, in front of him the Quadruple Costa, Garay, Paulista, and Gaia, and in the center Fes, Cocklin,
Parejo, Soller, Rodrigo and Veran Torres' attack duo.
Real Madrid started the match with early pressure, as Uruguayan Fede Valverde sent a powerful ground shot, which was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Dominique in the 5th minute, then another from Benzema, and a more dangerous attempt by Tony Crosse in the 11th minute, which was addressed by the bat keeper.
Al-Mernaji continued to miss opportunities to score the first goal, as Nacho Fernandez sent a cross from the left side, kicking it in the header Karim Benzema, but went past the left post in the 13th minute.
Valencia's first attempt came in the 17th minute, as Ferran Torres pushed into the Real Madrid penalty area and dodged the defense before he hit the ball that Courtois grabbed easily.
Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech starred in a dangerous header from Rodrigo Joyce in the 20th minute.
Veran Torres almost scored the first goal for Valencia, as Jaya sent a cross from the right side to Torres, who shot the header above the Courtois goal in the 35th minute.
Although Real dominated the ball, he did not succeed in breaking through the bat defenses in the last minutes of the first half, which ended in a goalless draw.
Valencia took advantage of a fatal mistake from the Real Madrid defense, in the first minute of the second half, as the ball reached Veran Torres, who alone with goalkeeper Courtois and hit the ball, but the Belgian brilliantly saved her and saved his goal.
Zidane decided to push Gareth Bale and Vinicius Jr. instead of Isco and Rodrigo to revitalize the offensive line in the shadow of the Valencia bloc.
With the passing of the minutes in the second half, Valencia became more dangerous to the parties, as the rally advanced a lot after Celadis pushed the coach for the bat in Vaijo instead of Jaume Costa.
Fez returned to the right-back position, and Viran Torres as a right-wing, while Vaijo substituted in the offensive line next to Moreno, to increase pressure on the Meringue defense to kidnap a goal.
Soler succeeded in scoring the goal for Valencia in the 78th minute, as Fez passed a cross from the right side to Soler, who was alone without any oversight, to give the bats the lead.
Real Madrid got a free-kick directly at the edge of the penalty area in the 80th minute, Gareth Bale executed, but he shot in the human wall and squandered a valuable opportunity for a draw.
Zidane pushed his latest changes by engaging young striker Luka Jovic instead of Luka Modric, hoping to score the equalizer.
Valencia took advantage of the left front of the Meringue behind Nacho, who is back for the first time since his injury last October, and attempts continued until the end.
Benzema seized the equalizer in the 95th minute with a dramatic scenario, as goalkeeper Courtois advanced and hit a header saved by the Valencia goalkeeper, hitting the ball to Karim, who netted the net.
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