Madrid take off thanks to a questionable penalty (4-1)

BarcelonaReal Madrid recovered from the bad start to 2022 in the league thanks to a controversial decision. Valencia were resisting with dignity at the Santiago Bernabeu when Hernández Hernández whistled a very questionable penalty from Omar Alderete on Carlos Casemiro, who at the time was already accumulating several deserving yellow card actions (he saw one in the 14th minute). The Brazilian pivot penetrated the center of the attack and collided with the Valencian defense, but the Canarian referee observed an infraction inside the area. The VAR referee did not contradict the hot decision and Karim Benzema beat the former Barça player Jasper Cillessen from eleven meters. The French striker continues to stand out at the top of the list of top scorers in the state tournament. Without Leo Messi at Barça, he has everything in mind to be proclaimed Pitxitxi for the first time in his career.

In the second half, Madrid managed to take the lead on the scoreboard wisely and found themselves 2-0 in the 52nd minute. The Vinícius-Benzema connection paid off in a combinatorial play that the Brazilian winger ended with a mixture of skill and luck, getting rid of the mark of two rivals and beating Cillessen with the serenity he lacked in previous seasons. Shortly followingwards, Vinícius himself would make it 3-0, accompanying the net with a rejection from the goalkeeper and a powerful shot by Marco Asensio. Collapsed by the refereeing injustice and the effectiveness of Madrid, Valencia tried not to lower their arms completely and shortened distances thanks to a goal by Guedes, who took advantage of the rejection of a penalty that had previously failed. Benzema scared off any comeback options by scoring the final 4-1.

Levante wins for the first time

With the score in Madrid, Sevilla can not miss the three points at home once morest Getafe (16.15, Movistar LaLiga) if they want to follow closely the leader.

Apart from what happened at the Bernabéu and Barça’s draw in Granada, Saturday’s day in the First Division left other newsworthy events. One of them, the first victory of the Levante this season. Once once more he had to wait for the frog fans to see his team win. Mallorca fell to the City of Valencia following scoring two goals from Roberto Soldado and José Luis Morales, two old rockers, in the second half. In the other game of the followingnoon, in Anoeta, there was a pleasant debut in the League, that of Rafinha Alcántara, who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Sociedad until the end of the season. The former Barça player had just started and left 78 minutes of good football once morest another of his former teams, Celta de Vigo, who lost 1-0 to San Sebastián. The local goal was scored by Mikel Oyarzabal.

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