For the first time in a long time, the Real Madrid he received four goals against. In fact, Valencia's 4-1 defeat to the whites is the hardest defeat Zidane has suffered in his time as coach. And of those four goals, none were saved from controversy or arbitration intervention.
Min. 35 First penalty, repeated
The first controversial play, the first penalty, came in the 35th minute, when the Real Madrid I was already ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a goal from Benzema. Joseph
Luis
Gayà he went into the left wing and served a center that hit the forearm of Lucas Vazquez, placed in an unnatural position and obviously within the area.
Gil Manzano did not hesitate and decreed the maximum penalty. A type of infraction that is happening a lot in this course given that the rule has changed and any ball that I hit a rival arm whose position is unnatural, will be whistled as a penalty.
Soler fired and missed. Stopped it Courtois. Musah He picked up the rebound and scored, but in the repetition he warned that both the player ché and Lucas Vázquez had invaded the area before time. On the second attempt, Carlos Soler did not miss.
In this play, previously, a foul was requested on Marco Asensio that the referee did not go to see since he did not consider it appropriate. Had it been decreed, everything that followed (the penalty committed by Lucas Vázquez) would not have existed.
Min. 45 Phantom goal
Just 10 minutes later, Raphael
Varane He starred in another bizarre play in which the VAR intervened to give as valid a goal that entered by a few centimeters.
In an attempt to clear, the Frenchman introduced the ball into his goal and, despite the fact that both he and Courtois removed it immediately, the repetition revealed that the ball, for a moment, entered the goal completely.
Min. 54 Second penalty
Already in the second half, Marcelo committed a penalty on Maxi
Gomez that the referee did not need to see on the monitor either. The referee understood that the side hit the forward's leg when he was going to finish off a side center and whistled the penalty.
With the repetition served, it is true that contact is evident although perhaps this is the gravest play of all and that, as it is based on the referee's criteria and this was favorable to the penalty, Carlos
to usually do He obeyed and kept marking from eleven meters.
Min. 63 Third penalty
The third and last of the penalties that were whistled last night at Mestalla, was the work of Sergio
Bouquets. The camero, in a struggle with Musah inside the area, he deflected the ball with his hand a few meters involuntarily but decisively, and the repetition left no room for doubt.
Gil Manzano approached the monitor but only one repetition was enough to whistle a penalty, the third, which marked a milestone in the history of The league since never, in more than 2,500 games, at Real
Madrid he had decreed three penalties against in the same match.