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Valencia won distant astatine Real Madrid for the archetypal clip since 2008 connected Saturday successful an eventful crippled for Vinicius Junior.
The Brazilian failed to person a punishment footwear astatine 0-0 successful the archetypal fractional earlier scoring an equaliser successful the 50th infinitesimal to cancel out Mouctar Diakhaby's opener for the visitors.
But Valencia near the Bernabeu with each 3 points aft a stoppage-time victor scored by erstwhile Madrid youngster Hugo Duro.
Vinicius stepped up to the punishment spot successful the 13th infinitesimal aft Kylian Mbappe had been fouled by Cesar Tarrega.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has agreed to articulation Liverpool from Valencia astatine the extremity of the season, dived down to his near and saved the spot-kick with his legs.
Speaking to reporters aft the game, Mamardashvili revealed that his punishment prevention had won him a €50 bet.
Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a punishment from Vinicius Junior (left) connected Saturday
Mamardashvili was pictured speaking to Vinicius soon earlier the punishment footwear was taken
After the game, Mamardashvili claimed Vinicius owed him €50 pursuing his punishment save
'I won 50 euros,' helium told journalists, earlier being asked to explicate more.
He added: 'I asked him if helium wanted to stake 50 euros and helium said yes, truthful I won. He was expected to wage aft the match…'
However, erstwhile asked if Vinicius had paid up, Mamardashvili, replied: 'No, no, no.'
Mamardashvili - who made 8 saves successful full connected Saturday - went connected to concede that the determination to grant the punishment had been a just one.
Madrid's daze decision successful the day gave La Liga rubric rivals Barcelona the accidental to determination six points wide astatine the apical of the array aboriginal successful the day.
But Barca were lone capable to gully 1-1 with Real Betis astatine Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, leaving the region betwixt Spain's 2 large clubs arsenic 4 points with 8 rounds of fixtures remaining. Gavi gave Xavi's broadside an aboriginal pb earlier Natan deed backmost for Betis.
Liverpool sealed the signing of Mamardashvili successful a woody worthy £29million successful August past year.
He volition determination to Anfield this summertime and is wide seen arsenic the semipermanent successor to existent Reds No 1 Alisson Becker.
Liverpool moved to unafraid Mamardashvili's signature aft helium shone for Georgia astatine Euro 2024 successful Germany. Mamardashvili, who is present 24, was peculiarly awesome successful Georgia's 2-0 triumph implicit Portugal, during which helium made 5 saves.
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