UEFA Champions League

Sheriff vs Real Madrid 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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0 - 3
  • 30': David Alaba
  • 45'+1': Toni Kroos
  • 55': Karim Benzema

Real Madrid avenge shock Sheriff defeat to qualify for Champions League last 16

Real Madrid secured their spot in the knockout rounds of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Fernando Costanza (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Real Madrid 1. David Alaba (Real Madrid) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Real Madrid 2. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Real Madrid 2.
  • 55': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  • 59': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Keston Julien replaces Bruno.
  • 60': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Boban Nikolov replaces Dimitris Kolovos.
  • 60': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Momo Yansane replaces Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Ferland Mendy.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  • 81': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Maxim Cojocaru replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Blanco replaces Casemiro.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Sheriff Stadium
Location: Tiraspol, Moldova
Attendance: 5,932

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 5
70 Possession 30
17 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
671 Accurate Passes 244
737 Passes 302
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 47
32 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 4
17 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
12 Interceptions 6
15 Effective Clearances 18
15 Clearances 18

Line-Ups

SHE Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Georgios Athanasiadis (GK)
55 Gustavo Dulanto
2 Danilo Arboleda
15 Cris Silva
13 Fernando Costanza Yellow Card
22 Dimitrios Kolovos
31 Sebastien Thill
21 Edmund Addo
9 Adama Traoré
10 Frank Castañeda
77 Bruno

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
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
21 Rodrygo

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