Alavés vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga

Alavés

65': Joselu (P)

FT
1 - 4

Real Madrid

48': Karim Benzema
56': Nacho
62': Karim Benzema
90'+2': Vinícius Júnior

Real Madrid open LaLiga season with Karim Benzema double over Alaves

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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 3,968

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+27	Barcelona	16	40	2
+17	Real Madrid	16	36	2
+18	Villarreal	15	35	2
+13	Atlético Madrid	16	31	3

Full Table

Statistics

RMA		ALA
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

Line-Ups

Alavés (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
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

Substitutes:

Antonio Sivera, Taichi Hara, Abdel Abqar, Iván Martínez, John Guidetti, Lucas Pérez, Javi López, Antonio Moya, Facundo Pellistri, Mamadou Loum, Alberto Rodríguez, Saúl García.

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