
Alavés vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga
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Real Madrid open LaLiga season with Karim Benzema double over Alaves
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Karim Benzema picked up where he left off last season by scoring twice to fire Real Madrid to a 4-1 win away to Alaves.
Match Commentary
- 35': Manu García (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Alaves 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alaves 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 48': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 53': Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 2. Nacho (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Alaves. John Guidetti replaces Manu García.
- 59': Substitution, Alaves. Mamadou Loum replaces Pere Pons.
- 62': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 3. Joselu (Alaves) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Eden Hazard.
- 68': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Luis Rioja.
- 68': Substitution, Alaves. Iván Martín replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 68': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Gareth Bale.
- 82': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Moya replaces Tomás Pina.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Federico Valverde.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema.
- 90'+2': Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 4. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
Game Information
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 3,968
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+57 | Barcelona | 33 | 76 | 5 |
+35 | Real Madrid | 33 | 72 | 5 |
+29 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | 66 | 5 |
+24 | Athletic Club | 33 | 60 | 5 |
Statistics
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ALA![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
19 | SHOTS | 11 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
518 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
584 | Passes | 394 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
13 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
54 | Long Balls | 52 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
10 | Tackles | 8 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
16 | Interceptions | 8 |
8 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
8 | Clearances | 13 |
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
22 | Florian Lejeune |
5 | Víctor Laguardia |
3 | Rubén Duarte |
21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
14 | Manu García ![]() |
20 | Pere Pons |
8 | Tomás Pina |
9 | Joselu |
17 | Édgar Méndez |
11 | Luis Rioja |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) ![]() |
6 | Nacho |
3 | Éder Militão |
4 | David Alaba |
17 | Lucas Vázquez |
14 | Casemiro |
10 | Luka Modric |
15 | Federico Valverde |
9 | Karim Benzema |
7 | Eden Hazard |
18 | Gareth Bale ![]() |
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