Dramatic injury, which ended in scandal and red card for Bellingham in Valencia’s 2-2 draw against Real Madrid

With a brace, Vinicius saved Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw (1st) against Valencia (9th) at the Mestalla, where last year he received racist insults that sparked a worldwide scandal, this Saturday on the 27th matchday of the championship.

The white giant is seven points ahead of Girona (2nd), who will visit Mallorca on Sunday (16th).

All eyes were on Vinicius and the Brazilian star did not disappoint. He scored two goals instinctively (45 + 5 and 76) which allowed him to surpass the goals of Hugo Duro (27) and Roman Yaremchuk (30). But he also had an intense battle with the stands.

After the first goal he raised his right fist addressing the stands and after scoring the second he multiplied his gestures, including covering his ears with his hands.

The match had a great emotional charge, starting with a spectacular minute of silence for the ten who died in the terrifying fire that consumed a residential building in a neighborhood of Valencia on 22 February.

Once it started, there were too many unfinished business and sparks flew quickly. Local captain Gayá and Brazilian Rodrygo began hostilities with an exchange of blows.

Nothing happened during the match until almost half an hour into the match. Then Valencia was able to transform their overexcitement into goals, taking advantage of Real Madrid’s lack of intensity.

Hugo Duro opened the scoring with a header of pure instinct after a semi-centre from Fran Pérez.

Yaremchuk increased the difference after Dani Carvajal made a mistake in a pass towards goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.

On the brink of half-time Vinicius finished on goal to close the gap.

In the second half the goalkeepers had their moments of glory. In the 54th minute Jude Bellingham burst into the area and after a definitive dribble his long-range shot was blocked by local Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Six minutes later it is Lunin who saves the whites with a miraculous start against Diego López.

Then came the equalizer from Vinicius, with a header from a cross from Brahim.

The end of the match was marred by the serious injury of Mouctar Diakhaby (86′), who fell on Aurélien Tchouaméni. He left on a stretcher together with the players of both teams who showed their desolation at the Frenchman’s misfortune.

Once the discount was complete, Bellingham scored with a header to make it 3-2, but the referee pointed out that the goal was ill-timed, which caused a new storm, with the England star receiving a card red for his protests.