Valencia 2-1 Real Madrid: Ronaldo’s goal not enough for Zidane

Real Madrid will play one of the two games they now have in hand over their rivals for the La Liga football title when they travel to play Valencia away in the Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday.

It means the gap between themselves and Barcelona remains at just one point, with Real Madrid retaining a game in hand over their rivals.

Many young players would have crumbled after the intense abuse Ronaldo received, not just from away fans but also the British tabloids, following his involvement in Wayne Rooney’s sending off during the 2006 World Cup clash between England and Portugal. Five minutes after this enforced change, Real pulled one back thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo header form a perfectly weighted Marcelo cross. But Valencia held on to blow the Spanish title race wide open.

“We will see how serious the injury is but I expect him to miss our next two games”, Voro said.

Zidane threw on direct wingers Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez as he looked to find an equaliser in the second half, withdrawing playmaker Luka Modric as his team went more direct, but the manager denied that his side had shown a lack of ideas in possession. It is a defeat, but we must keep going.

Valencia consistently found space for Nani on the left wing as Dani Carvajal was often caught too high up the pitch. Read here how to watch Valencia v Real Madrid in live streaming. Subs – Bale 6, Nacho 5, Vazquez 5.

The Brazilian wants Real to learn from mistakes made.

Sergio Ramos though put the shock defeat down to bad luck rather than the wrong attitude from the Real Madrid players. You can now watch live and for free Valencia v Real Madrid. An astonishing start to the match at the Mestalla!

Munir saw an effort deflect over the crossbar, before James Rodriguez – who had kept his place in the starting line-up – nearly squeezed Ronaldo’s low cross over the line at the far post in a breathless opening 20 minutes.

“It is true that Madrid have followed him for a long time, since his time at Valencia, along with Barcelona“.

The first, from Zaza, was a bit special.

It was the first time Real had conceded two goals in the first half of a game this season.