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': 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
+10	Girona	7	19	0
+7	Real Madrid	7	18	1
+10	Barcelona	7	17	0
+7	Athletic Club	7	14	1

Full Table

Statistics

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

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	Goncalo Guedes
11	Hélder Costa
4	Yunus Musah
9	Maxi 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.