Real Madrid vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga

Real Madrid

43': Karim Benzema (P)
52': Vinícius Júnior
61': Vinícius Júnior
88': Karim Benzema

FT
4 - 1

Valencia

76': Gonçalo Guedes

Real Madrid see off Valencia to extend LaLiga lead

Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid beat Valencia 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday to go eight points clear at the top of the LaLiga table.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
51': Cristiano Piccini (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
58': Yunus Musah (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Koba Koindredi replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Yunus Musah.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hélder Costa.
70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Casemiro.
75': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Penalty saved! Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 1. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
77': Substitution, Valencia. Rubén Iranzo replaces Cristiano Piccini.
83': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Koba Koindredi.
84': Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Vinícius Júnior.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
88': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Valencia 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Karim Benzema.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 40,617

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+33	Barcelona	19	49	2
+24	Real Madrid	19	45	2
+20	Villarreal	18	41	3
+17	Atlético Madrid	19	38	3

Full Table

Statistics

VAL		RMA
24	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	6
32.8	Possession	67.2
12	SHOTS	23
7	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
222	Accurate Passes	560
283	Passes	614
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	62
20	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	8
11	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
3	Interceptions	14
15	Effective Clearances	12
15	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	David Alaba
3	Éder Militão
23	Ferland Mendy
17	Lucas Vázquez
14	Casemiro
8	Toni Kroos
10	Luka Modric
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
11	Marco Asensio

Substitutes:

Diego Piñeiro, Marcelo, Rodrygo, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Nacho, Federico Valverde, Dani Ceballos, Isco, Eduardo Camavinga, Eden Hazard.

Valencia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
15	Omar Alderete
12	Mouctar Diakhaby
14	José Gayà
24	Cristiano Piccini
18	Daniel Wass
6	Hugo Guillamón
7	Gonçalo Guedes
11	Hélder Costa
4	Yunus Musah
9	Maximiliano Gómez

Substitutes:

Jesús Vázquez, Marcos André, Manu Vallejo, Uros Racic, Denis Cheryshev, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Pedro Alemañ, Áex Blanco, Rubén Iranzo, Cristhian Mosquera, Koba Koindredi, Jaume Doménech.