Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 43': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 52': Vinícius Júnior
  • 61': Vinícius Júnior
  • 88': Karim Benzema
FT
4 - 1
  • 76': Goncalo 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: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 40,617

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Real Madrid 10 27 1
+13 Barcelona 10 22 2
+8 Villarreal 10 20 2
+8 Atlético Madrid 10 19 1
Full Table

Statistics

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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

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

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

VAL Valencia (4-4-2)

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

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