Left-Back Shines as Real Madrid Edge Valencia, Making History
8 February 2026
Key moment
Álvaro Carreras, Real Madrid's left-back, put in a standout performance in the La Liga clash with Valencia on Sunday evening, during the 23rd round of the season.
In the 65th minute, Carreras received the ball on the left flank, exploited the space, advanced into the box, dribbled past several defenders, and fired a precise shot to open the scoring for the league leaders.
According to the Spanish statistics account "Mr. Sheep," Carreras has now scored twice for Real Madrid this season, with both goals coming against Valencia.
Record and milestone
Mr. Sheep also noted that Carreras became the first Madrid defender to score against Valencia in two consecutive La Liga matches in the same season.
The last defender to achieve this against Valencia in a single La Liga season was Andoni Iraola for Athletic Bilbao in 2004-2005, before Carreras rewrote history again.
The match finished 2-0 to Real Madrid at Mestalla, a tough outing for Valencia.
With the victory, Madrid moved to 57 points, occupying second place in La Liga, just one point behind leaders Barcelona, while Valencia stayed on 23 points in 17th.
Punchline 1: If a defender can double against Valencia, maybe the league should rename the trophy “Best Supporting Defender.” Punchline 2: Madrid’s defense just discovered its inner forward—time for the attackers to start practicing their tracking back!
