Real Madrid's Defeat Tarnishes Vinícius's Record, Making It Even More Historic

LaLiga slips away at Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid lost three key points after Hugo Duro's goal in the 95th minute, which meant victory for Valencia. Vinícius scored the equalizer after Diakhaby's goal in the first half.

Real Madrid made efforts until the end to achieve the second goal, but ended up falling on the opposite side. The white team pushed forward and opted for a more offensive approach in the final moments, which led to Valencia's goal on the counterattack. Mamardashvili, the Che goalkeeper, was named "MVP" after a match in which he stopped almost all Madrid's shots.

Vinícius Didn't Have His Best Afternoon

The Brazilian had the opportunity to score his first goal of the afternoon at 13 minutes with a shot from the penalty spot. Tárrega committed a foul on Mbappé inside the area, Cuadra Fernández indicated a penalty and, after reviewing it in the VAR, maintained his decision. Vinícius didn't shoot well and Mamardashvili saved the penalty.

After the break, Ancelotti's team increased the intensity of the game and soon achieved equality. Modrić launched a corner to the near post, Bellingham headed it, and Vinícius got ahead of Jesús Vázquez to score the 1-1. Although it seemed he could wake up, the Carioca ended up leaving the field in the 77th minute.

Vinícius's Record Is Tarnished

Vinícius's goal marked his 104th goal as a Real Madrid player. The forward equaled Ronaldo Nazario as the Brazilian with the most goals in the history of the white team.

However, the result against Valencia is very negative and leaves Real Madrid quite affected in the race for LaLiga. The Madrid team will hope for a slip from Barça to avoid increasing the gap with the blaugranas.

Carlo Ancelotti and his players will try to turn the page as soon as possible and will begin to prepare for the match against Arsenal in the coming hours. Real Madrid will try to get a good result at Emirates to have more options in the return match at Bernabéu.