Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Atlético 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 16': Karim Benzema
  • 57': Marco Asensio
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2 - 0

Real beat Atletico in Madrid derby with Benzema, Asensio goals

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Sunday to move 13 points ahead of their local rivals.

Match Commentary

  • 16': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 36': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Antoine Griezmann because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
  • 57': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Ángel Correa.
  • 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
  • 75': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 88': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 51,024

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+33 Barcelona 19 49 2
+24 Real Madrid 19 45 2
+18 Villarreal 17 38 3
+17 Atlético Madrid 19 38 3
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Statistics

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15 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
38.6 Possession 61.4
9 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
335 Accurate Passes 581
388 Passes 642
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 5
0.1 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 54
25 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
8 Effective Clearances 17
8 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

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

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
4 Geoffrey Kondogbia Yellow Card
18 Felipe Yellow Card
22 Mario Hermoso
14 Marcos Llorente
6 Koke
5 Rodrigo De Paul
21 Yannick Carrasco
10 Ángel Correa
19 Matheus Cunha
8 Antoine Griezmann

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