
Real Madrid vs Atletico 2021-22 LaLiga
Real beat Atletico in Madrid derby with Benzema, Asensio goals
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Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Sunday to move 13 points ahead of their local rivals.
Match Commentary
- 16': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 36': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Antoine Griezmann because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
- 57': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Ángel Correa.
- 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 75': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Daniel Carvajal.
- 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Marco Asensio.
- 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 88': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 51,024
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 51,024
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+10 | Real Madrid | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+11 | Barcelona | 8 | 20 | 0 |
+7 | Girona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+11 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 16 | 1 |
Statistics
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ATM![]() |
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17 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
7 | SHOTS | 9 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
581 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
642 | Passes | 388 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
5 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
54 | Long Balls | 49 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
18 | Tackles | 18 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
17 | Clearances | 8 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
4 | David Alaba ![]() |
3 | Éder Militão |
23 | Ferland Mendy ![]() |
2 | Dani Carvajal |
14 | Casemiro |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
9 | Karim Benzema |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
11 | Marco Asensio |
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia ![]() |
18 | Felipe ![]() |
22 | Mario Hermoso |
14 | Marcos Llorente |
6 | Koke |
5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
21 | Yannick Carrasco |
10 | Ángel Correa |
19 | Matheus Cunha |
8 | Antoine Griezmann |
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