In the fourth round of La Liga, Real Madrid struggled for a 1-0 victory over Valladolid.
In the 65th minute, the Spanish champions took the lead after the ball happily bounced to Vinicius Junior who scored from the five meters for the lead. This was preceded by a clumsy reaction from the hitherto concentrated visiting defenders.
The Brazilian came in seven minutes earlier instead of Luka Jovic. The Serbian center forward again did not have his day, although Zinedine Zidane gave him a chance in the first 11 in tandem with Karim Benzema for the second game in a row (he also played the last round against Betis in the 3: 2 victory).
Real is expected to face Levante on Sunday, and Valladolid will fight against Eibar on Saturday.
In the earlier period, Villarreal defeated Alaves 3: 1 with two goals by Paco Alcácer and Moreno. For the guests, Mendez scored. Elche, on the other hand, celebrated at Eibar with a goal by Boe.
Atletico Madrid played 0: 0 against Huesca.
Real Madrid 1 – 0 Valladolid
Goals: 1 – 0 Junior 65′
Yellow cards: Casemiro (R), Marcelo (R): Gonzalez (V)
Real Madrid: Courtois, Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Odriozola/Carvajal 57′, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco/asensio 57′, Benzema/Mayoral 87′, Jovic/Vinicius 58′
Valladolid: Jimenez, Hervias, Gonazelz, Sanchez, Garcia, Fede, Michel/El Yarniq 87′, Rubio/Guardiola 74′, Orellana/Kike 63′, Plano, Weissman/Toni 74′
Results:
Real Madrid 1 – 0 Valladolid
Huesca 0 – 0 Atletico Madrid
Villareal 3 – 1 Alavaes
Eibar 0 – 1 Elche
