Real Madrid player ratings vs AEK Athens: Federico Valverde produces late thunderbolt to secure dramatic comeback
- On Wednesday, Real Madrid secured a 3-2 victory over AEK Athens, with Federico Valverde smashing a 27-metre strike in the 92nd minute to seal the win and preserve their perfect European record.
- Aboubakary Koita opened the scoring for AEK early, forcing Madrid into a heavy-possession game to break down a compact 4-4-2 block despite maintaining 70% possession throughout.
- Jude Bellingham scored an equaliser in the 32nd minute with a clinical finish, while Kylian Mbapp restored parity in the 78th minute after leading the match with 7 total shots.
- Manager Jose Mourinho executed a tactical reshuffle in the 81st minute, introducing fresh legs to exploit verticality gaps. Brahim Diaz provided the assist for Valverde's stoppage-time winner.
- The victory keeps Madrid top of the group with four wins from four, preserving their perfect European record and validating the aggressive, high-possession approach despite defensive inconsistencies.
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Jude Bellingham scored in taco and Federico Valverde converted with a powerful finish from outside the area for the agonic triumph by 3-2
Real Madrid won a successful victory in Athens, in front of an AEK that completed a great work that, with rhythm and intensity, did not reach to enjoy a reward that would have been deserved. The whites were held by Courtois in the first half and after seeing two times below in the luminous, Valverde certified a comeback in the 92nd minute that must exercise a turning point, because the whites failed to impose control and showed themselves lackin…
Madrid achieved an agonizing triumph. Mourinho changed the team’s face again with his changes. Vinícius, a remora.
A goal of the Uruguayan player rescued the whites in the 92nd minute
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