Rayo vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano

FT
0 - 1

Real Madrid

83': Karim Benzema

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano on late Karm Benzema goal

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A late goal from Karim Benzema rescued a 1-0 win for Real Madrid at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday to extend their LaLiga advantage.

Match Commentary

42': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Real Madrid 0.
45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Real Madrid 0.
56': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Casemiro.
63': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
72': Bebé (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Bebé.
73': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergi Guardiola.
79': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
83': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
85': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mamadou Sylla replaces Álvaro García.
85': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Óscar Trejo.
88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Vinícius Júnior.
90'+6': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 9,952

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Real Madrid	31	78	1
+28	Barcelona	31	70	3
+24	Girona	31	65	6
+23	Atlético Madrid	31	61	8

Full Table

Statistics

RMA		RAY
5	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	5
66	Possession	34
13	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
599	Accurate Passes	270
683	Passes	332
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	13
17	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.5
53	Long Balls	44
32	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	7
9	Effective Clearances	24
9	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luca Zidane (GK)
5	Alejandro Catena
4	Mario Suárez
33	Fran García
20	Iván Balliu
8	Óscar Trejo
23	Óscar Valentín
6	Santi Comesaña
16	Sergi Guardiola
18	Álvaro García
10	Bebé

Substitutes:

Kévin Rodrigues, Radamel Falcao, Esteban Saveljich, Pathé Ciss, Isi Palazón, Mamadou Sylla, Randy Nteka, Nikola Maras, Stole Dimitrievski.

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
6	Nacho
3	Éder Militão
23	Ferland Mendy
2	Dani Carvajal
14	Casemiro
8	Toni Kroos
10	Luka Modric
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
11	Marco Asensio

Substitutes:

Rodrygo, Isco, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Jesús Vallejo, Mariano, Luka Jovic, Dani Ceballos, Toni Fuidias, Marcelo, Eden Hazard, Lucas Vázquez.