Spanish LALIGA

Valladolid vs Real Madrid 2022-23 LaLiga

  • Red Card 82': Sergio León
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  • 83': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 89': Karim Benzema

Late Benzema double on return earns Real Madrid 2-0 win at Valladolid

Real Madrid won 2-0 at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals to move them a point clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 55': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Gonzalo Plata replaces Iván Sánchez.
  • 59': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Luis Pérez replaces Sergio Escudero because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez replaces Roque Mesa because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Dani Ceballos.
  • 81': Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 82': Sergio León (Real Valladolid) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kenedy replaces Óscar Plano.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Shon Weissman replaces Monchu.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Federico Valverde.
  • 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 89': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: José Zorrilla
Location: Valladolid, Spain
Attendance: 25,950

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+59 Barcelona 35 82 5
+35 Real Madrid 35 75 6
+33 Atlético Madrid 35 70 5
+25 Athletic Club 35 64 5
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 5
9 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 5
61.2 Possession 38.8
19 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
539 Accurate Passes 318
610 Passes 386
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
46 Long Balls 58
23 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
3 Effective Clearances 13
3 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

VLL Real Valladolid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordi Masip (GK)
5 Javi Sánchez Yellow Card
24 Joaquín Yellow Card
18 Sergio Escudero
27 Iván Fresneda
8 Monchu
6 Alvaro Aguado
17 Roque Mesa
7 Sergio León Red Card
10 Óscar Plano
21 Iván Sánchez

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
22 Antonio Rüdiger
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal
8 Toni Kroos
19 Dani Ceballos
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
11 Marco Asensio

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