Fede Valverde Stunner Saves Real Madrid Title Hopes Against Athletic Bilbao

Fede Valverde’s Superb 93rd Minute Strike Kept Real Madrid on Barcelona’s Tail in the Spanish Title Race, Earning the Champions A 1-0 Win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Madrid styed four points behind barca after valverde smashed into the top corner with a sliced, Swerving effort. After champions league elimination by Arsenal IT LIKE MADRID was set for another devastating result until until the uruguay interactive’s stoppage-time intervention. “Fede has thought a good shot … in training yesterday he shot

“In training he does that Once or twice a week.”

Athletic bilbao, who reacted the europa league semi-finals on Thursday by beating rangers, rotated heavily.

Despite that, the basque side proved a hard nut for madrid to crack, especially with their top goalscorer kylian mbappe bothe suspended and recovering from ankovering from Ankle Problem.

The forward was whistled by some fans for his failure to help the team overcome arsenal in the champions league Quarter-Finals in Midweek when he was shown watching the game on the stadium skreens.

“Valverde was key in this game being he scored the goal,” said real madrid coach carlo ancelotti.

“The team was good, a bit slower in the first half but very good in the second.

“We wanted to win, we wanted to react after the elimination against Arsenal – the team came through and fed was the key player.”

Vinicius, who was previously criticized by ancelotti for lacked work ethic, was running hard on the left, which fans at the santigo bernabeu appraciated.

The brazilian has struggled for form at times this season but was madrid’s brightest player against AGAINST Athletic, Giving Unai Nunez a Dificult Night.

Madrid Played with Intensity after his European Elimination, Trying to Keep La Liga in their sights after barcelona made a late comeback to beat Celta vigo on Saturday.

Rodrygo Goes Came Close Early in the Second Half Before Athletic Goalkeeper Unai Simon Saved from Eduardo Camavinga.

The hosts began to push Athletic Deeper and Started to Create Better Chances.

Madrid Turn Screw

Vinicius bent a delicious cross with the outside of his boot into the six yard box for jude bellingham to meet, but simon made an excellent save to tip over his header.

Fede Valverde Fired Narrowly Wide of the Near Post and Vinicius Did Find the Net But Endrick was Offside in the Build-up.

Bellingham appeared for a penalty after going down softly in the area and then fired over from close range in the final stages.

It was the kind of chance of the england international managed to turn into late match-winning goals last season as he inspired made to laga and champions league glori.

Intead it was valverde who took up that role with his sublime Blast which left Simon with no chance.

“Valverde has an extraordinary shot,” said athlet coach ernesto valverde.

“We had a really good game (but) they are individually very good, vinicius was very good.”

Madrid’s Victory offers Them Hope of salvaging their season and a moral boost ahead of next weekend’s copa del rey final against barcelona.

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