Real Madrid vs Granada 2021-22 LaLiga
Marco Asensio blast sees Real Madrid past Granada to go six points clear atop LaLiga
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: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 36,665
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Barcelona | 22 | 55 | 3 |
| +29 | Real Madrid | 22 | 54 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
 GRA |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 10 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 247 | Accurate Passes | 548 |
| 316 | Passes | 615 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 23 | Clearances | 7 |
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 | Álex Collado |
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