Real Madrid vs Almería 2022-23 LaLiga
4 - 2
Benzema hat trick leads Real Madrid to 4-2 win over Almeria
Karim Benzema scored a first-half hat trick as Real Madrid recovered from a disappointing midweek loss by beating Almeria 4-2 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 17': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 37': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1. Lázaro (Almeria) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1.
- 47': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Almeria 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 57': Substitution, Almeria. Lucas Robertone replaces César de la Hoz.
- 57': Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Arnau Puigmal.
- 61': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Almeria 2. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Francisco Portillo with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Largie Ramazani.
- 66': Lázaro (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Toni Kroos.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
- 74': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Almeria. Gonzalo Melero replaces Sergio Akieme.
- 75': Substitution, Almeria. Álex Centelles replaces Samú Costa.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,036
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+49 | Real Madrid | 33 | 84 | 1 |
+29 | Barcelona | 33 | 73 | 4 |
+29 | Girona | 33 | 71 | 6 |
+23 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | 64 | 9 |
Statistics
ALM | RMA | |
---|---|---|
16 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 8 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
9 | SHOTS | 15 |
3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
266 | Accurate Passes | 630 |
316 | Passes | 679 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
8 | Crosses | 21 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
21 | Long Balls | 29 |
7 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 10 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
17 | Clearances | 5 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
3 | Éder Militão |
12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
17 | Lucas Vázquez |
18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
8 | Toni Kroos |
19 | Dani Ceballos |
9 | Karim Benzema |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
21 | Rodrygo |
Almería (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Fernando Martínez (GK) |
19 | Rodrigo Ely |
21 | Chumi |
15 | Sergio Akieme |
24 | Houboulang Mendes |
23 | Samú Costa |
8 | Francisco Portillo |
6 | César De la Hoz |
7 | Largie Ramazani |
18 | Arnau Puigmal |
14 | Lázaro |
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