
Real Madrid vs Granada 2021-22 LaLiga
Marco Asensio blast sees Real Madrid past Granada to go six points clear atop LaLiga
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Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Granada 1-0 on Sunday to increase their lead at the top of LaLiga to six points.
Match Commentary
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Granada CF 0.
- 63': Substitution, Granada CF. Jorge Molina replaces Luis Suárez.
- 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Isco.
- 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Rodrygo.
- 69': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Granada CF. Dani Raba replaces Antonio Puertas.
- 71': Substitution, Granada CF. Njegos Petrovic replaces Álex Collado.
- 74': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Granada CF 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eder Militão following a corner.
- 74': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 80': Substitution, Granada CF. Matías Arezo replaces Myrto Uzuni.
- 81': Substitution, Granada CF. Rubén Rochina replaces Luis Milla.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Marcelo.
- 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
- 90'+2': Germán Sánchez (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Granada CF 0.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 36,665
Spanish LaLiga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Barcelona | 20 | 2 | 1 |
45 | Real Madrid | 20 | 3 | 3 |
39 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 3 | 5 |
35 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 5 | 5 |
Statistics
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GRA![]() |
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---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 10 |
65.7 | POSSESSION | 34.3 |
24 | SHOTS | 7 |
11 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
548 | Accurate Passes | 247 |
615 | Passes | 316 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
22 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
52 | Long Balls | 62 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
15 | Tackles | 17 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 12 |
7 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
7 | Clearances | 23 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
4 | David Alaba |
3 | Éder Militão |
12 | Marcelo |
2 | Dani Carvajal |
25 | Eduardo Camavinga |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric ![]() |
22 | Isco |
21 | Rodrygo |
11 | Marco Asensio |
Granada (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luís Maximiano (GK) |
28 | Raúl Torrente |
6 | Germán ![]() |
15 | Carlos Neva |
17 | Quini |
5 | Luis Milla |
4 | Maxime Gonalons |
24 | Myrto Uzuni |
10 | Antonio Puertas |
9 | Luis Suárez |
35 | Alex Collado |
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