Valencia vs Real Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGACarreras wondergoal and late Mbappe strike see Real Madrid past Valencia
A moment of brilliance from Álvaro Carreras helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 win at Valencia which kept the pressure on LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid).
- 1': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 10': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 11': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 14': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 15': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 16': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 16': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 18': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Hugo Duro.
- 19': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 19': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 19': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by David Jiménez.
- 23': Offside, Valencia. José Gayà is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Gonzalo García with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt saved. David Jiménez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 28': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 30': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 32': Foul by Gonzalo García (Real Madrid).
- 32': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
- 35': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 38': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Copete.
- 41': Handball by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 45': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross.
- 49': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 51': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 52': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 52': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 54': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 54': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 62': Handball by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 63': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 65': Goal! Valencia 0, Real Madrid 1. Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dean Huijsen.
- 67': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 69': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 69': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 70': Unai Núñez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross.
- 72': Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Guido Rodríguez replaces Pepelu.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Thierry Correia replaces Unai Núñez.
- 73': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 73': Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Gonzalo García.
- 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces David Jiménez.
- 77': Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 80': Offside, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz is caught offside.
- 81': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 81': Substitution, Valencia. Javi Guerra replaces Filip Ugrinic.
- 81': Substitution, Valencia. Largie Ramazani replaces Luis Rioja.
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. Umar Sadiq replaces Lucas Beltrán.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Arda Güler.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 85': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Valencia).
- 85': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 87': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Copete (Valencia).
- 88': Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Copete (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Valencia).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Valencia 0, Real Madrid 2. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Real Madrid. Jorge Cestero replaces Federico Valverde.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Umar Sadiq.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Valencia 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 0, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 558 | Passes | 359 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 27 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 47,515
Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 47,515
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 25 | +42 | 61 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | +33 | 60 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 25 | +20 | 51 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | +19 | 48 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 3 | Copete  |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 4 | Unai Núñez |
| 23 | Filip Ugrinic |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 7 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 15 | Lucas Beltrán |
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 24 | Dean Huijsen |
| 17 | Raúl Asencio |
| 18 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 35 | David Jiménez |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
| 16 | Gonzalo García |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
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