TIE IN MESTALLA
Benzema avoids in extremis a defeat of Real Madrid in Valencia (1-1)
Published:15/12/2019 - 23:06h
Updated:16/12/2019 - 15:32h
Real Madrid managed to save a point in the game before visiting Camp Nou. It was in Mestalla, before a Valencia that went ahead but that closed in excess at the end
If the FC Barcelona suffered in San Sebastián to take out something positive against the Real Sociedad, the Real Madrid was not less in Mestalla against Valencia. The whites saw in the second time by behind in the marker after the so much of Carlos Soler but, in the last played of the party, Karim Benzema put the tables in the marker silenciando the coliseo 'che'.
The Real Madrid began the party as it already is usual in the last weeks: pushing and deploying a good game of attack that put in aprietos to the defensive system contrived by Albert Celades. The madridistas tightened and did not take in enjoying of some occasions of danger in which Jaume Domènech had to take part of decisive form.
Valencia also enjoyed of some isolated occasion in the first time, but did not go until after the rest when the 'che' believed it to him and were able to arrive with danger to the rival door. In the second time, the Real Madrid was not able to keep so together, accused the physical wear, and the valencianistas came up to attack in pack the goal of Thibaut Courtois.
In fact, the impetus showed by Valencia had his reward in the minute 78, in a contraglpe perfectly carried by the ones of Celades. Daniel Wass, very active during all the meeting, confined by right band to put a centre raso backwards that Carlos Soler, renqueante and that had gone in to the area later that his mates, finished at the end of the network.
Nevertheless, Valencia did not manage the situation with the necessary serenity as to keep the victory to the end. The 'che' devoted to defend , Celades put another central, and the Real Madrid pulled in attack. In the last sigh, Thibaut Courtois -that had gone up to the finish- cabeceó so that Jaume cleared and, after a barullo inside the area, Benzema achieved to put the tie.
To the Classical with tie to everything
During some minutes, the barcelonismo dreamed with arriving to the Classical with advantage in the table of LaLiga Santander, but Benzema avoided it in the last sigh. FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will play his party with scored tie and, the one who carry the victory, will escape like leader in solitary, unless they finish empatando and that keep the equality.