Vinícius Júnior apologised after being sent by Real Madrid to fall back 2-1 opposite Valence on Friday in the first LaLiga Fit in 2025.
Hugo Duro put Valencia in the first half at the Mestalla stadium before a moment when Jude Bellingham missed a penalty, hitting the post, and Kylian Mbappe has a forbidden purpose for offside.
Vinícius won a red card for hitting the purpose of Valencia, stole Dimitrievski before the replacement Luka Modric is in the 85th minute for Madrid and Bellingham marks the purpose of the victory more time.
The result means that Madrid is advancing in Atletico Madrid in the most sensible of the LaLiga table, two problems of their competition and having played one more game.
“Sorry, and thanks team!!!!!!” Vinícius posted on X after the match.
The Brazil international reacted angrily when he was shown the red card in the 79th minute, and he was restrained from confronting referee Cesar Soto Grado by teammate Antonio Rüdiger and goalkeeping coach Luis Llopis.
“We think it wasn’t a red card, it was two yellows,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said in his postmatch news conference. “The team was able to react to the penalty miss and the disallowed goal. It’s hard to explain how bad our first half was and how good the second half was. … We can’t show these two faces.”
Vinicius was only sent twice for Real Madrid, the two layoffs in Mestalla. It was also beaten in red in the 1-0 defeat of Madrid opposite to Valence on May 21, 2023, an adjustment in which in the past had faced an organization of enthusiasts at home for having raised it racial.
“We’ll appeal [the dismissal],” Ancelotti said. “I don’t know if they’ll accept it. We think it wasn’t a red. … It was a touch from Dimitrievski and then a push from Vini. I think two yellows would have been enough … I don’t know if [Vini] can play our next game, let’s hope so. He’s still a decisive player for us.”
Bellingham’s penalty miss was the third time Madrid have failed to score from the spot this season, after Mbappé was unable to convert against Liverpool and Athletic Club.
“It bothers me that we miss 3 penalties,” said Ancelotti. “I’m going to have to take them. “
The star of England, Bellingham, had a notable game in a different way, offering the assists for the discouraged purpose of Mbappé and Modric’s equalizer before scoring in the 95th minute to give victory to his appearance.
“A great game from him,” Ancelotti said. “The missed penalty gave him extra motivation. His last 20 minutes showed what only he can do … [the goal] was a reward for the game he had.”