VALENCIA: Vinicius Junior scored a brace to help Real Madrid make a comeback and register a 2-2 draw against Valencia in the ongoing La Liga 2023-24 at Mestalla Stadium on Saturday.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid entered the Mestella Stadium with a 20-match undefeated streak in the league, which is their best-undefeated run since a 23-match streak in 2011-12.
However, they were caught off-guard by the Valencia attack in the first half as Roman Yaremchuk created a chance in the 11th minute.
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They did not take long and earned the advantage with a header from the centre of the box by Hugo Duro in the 27th minute.
Yaremchuk doubled the lead three minutes later as he took advantage of a miscommunication between Dani Carvajal and Andriy Lunin. He netted the empty net to make it 2-0, much to the frustration of the table-toppers.
The home team was poised to go into half-time with a 2-0 lead, however, Vinicius Jr. rained on their parade, scoring a brilliant goal at the stroke of half-time.
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Vinicius found a cross from Brahim Diaz and scored a brilliant header from a close range to level the score in the 76th minute.
In other La Liga clashes, Getafe and Las Palmas settled for a 3-3 stalemate at Estadio Coliseum, while Rayo Vallecano drew 1-1 with Cadiz at Estadio Coliseum.
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