Real Madrid suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat I front of their home fans ahead of Arsenal game. Hugo Duro’s injury-time goal was the decider for Valencia as they stunned Real Madrid. Valencia had gone in front after Vinicius Jnr a penalty.
Mouctar Diakhaby had opened the scoring for Valencia when he rose highest to head home Andre Almeida’s cross. Shortly after the break, Vinicius atoned for his penalty miss, sending an effort high into the roof of the net to equalise. Real Madrid came close to scoring after Mbappe stabbed an effort just wide but was unable to find the target.
With the clock showing 95 minutes, Rafa Mir put in a sublime cross which Hugo Duro headed home from close range. The result means Los Blancos remain three points behind leaders Barcelona, who play Real Betis later on Saturday (20:00 BST).
Real Madrid have missed five penalties this season in all competitions (11 scored from 16), their highest tally of failures in a single campaign since at least 2013/24.
With Thibaut Courtois out with a muscle injury and Andriy Lunin suffering discomfort in his leg during the win over Leganes, 19-year-old Fran Gonzalez became the youngest goalkeeper to make their Madrid debut in La Liga since Iker Casillas did so aged 18 years 115 days in September 1999.
For Valencia, it is a momentous win and the first time they have been victorious at the Bernabeu since 2008. Carlo Ancelotti’s side travel to Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to face Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
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