Valencia vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga
Real Madrid earn late win over Valencia with Vinicius, Benzema goals
La Liga
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Carlos Soler because of an injury.
- 23': Substitution, Valencia. Toni Lato replaces Thierry Correia because of an injury.
- 26': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal because of an injury.
- 39': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 56': Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Luka Modric.
- 67': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Casemiro.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Eden Hazard.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Federico Valverde.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Hélder Costa replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hugo Duro.
- 80': Substitution, Valencia. Uros Racic replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 81': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 88': Goal! Valencia 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 90'+2': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Real Madrid 2.
Game Information
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 26,689
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 |
Statistics
 RMA |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 479 | Accurate Passes | 254 |
| 543 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 18 | Clearances | 18 |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista  |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 9 | Maximiliano Gómez |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
Real Madrid (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 7 | Eden Hazard |
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