Barcelona have a chance to take control in the La Liga title race after Real Madrid lose at home to Valencia

The cord of Real Madrid in La Liga may have just broken after Valencia had protected a 95th minute of winner via Hugo Duro for a 2-1 victory in the Santiago Bernabeu, their first in 17 years. Although one eye was perhaps at Arsenal in the Champions League, injuries Carlo Ancelotti would not enable it to rotate much and they came in with only three points that they separated from Barcelona in La Liga. In the Net, 19-year-old Fran Gonzalez debuted between the sticks, with both keepers wounded in front of him on the depth map, speaking volumes about where the depth of Real Madrid is in this critical phase of the season.

Now the pressure on Barcelona is to grow the lead to six points against real betis later on Saturday. It will not be an easy fixed value for the men of Hansi Flick, who clearly go six points on top of La Liga, could be enough to end there at the end of the season, while UCL is also in balance, where, along with Los Blancos, Barcelona shoots for a title.

Only a few minutes Vinicus Junior’s penalty was saved by Liverpool-bound Giorgi Mhamardashvili, Valencia would immediately continue through Mouctar Diakhaby. Real Madrid the Saw a Diakhaby own goal excluded for a offside later in the first half, but given how often the men of Ancelotti came from behind to win, it was expected that they would eventually come from behind and despite the fact that a victory would come up, but a matter of the goals they needed.

Vini JR strengthened that idea early in the second half of the game, immediately after the break, but despite creating a lot of pressure, Real Madrid could not get the ball past Mamardashvili. The Georgian keeper made eight Saves, confronted with an expected goals on goal of 3.28. It was not because of a lack of trying for Real Madrid, the shots would just not get back in the net. But Valencia was able to hit deeply in the stop time for the victory and to secure what a transforming result could be for their season. Now seven points free from the relegation zone at the moment, Carlos Corberan is on the road to secure a large escape and to ensure that this historic club does not get out of the top flight.

It is an extra sweet time to do that to Real Madrid, but that is where the pressure now changes to the La Liga title race. If Barcelona does not win, Real Madrid has avoided a harmful result, but the Flick team can really shift the race with a victory on Saturday.