Real Madrid vs Almería 2022-23 LaLiga

Real Madrid

5': Karim Benzema
17': Karim Benzema
42': Karim Benzema (P)
47': Rodrygo

FT
4 - 2

Almería

45'+1': Lázaro
61': Lucas Robertone

Benzema hat trick leads Real Madrid to 4-2 win over Almeria

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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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,036

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

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Federico Valverde, Mariano, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Luis López, Álvaro Odriozola, Jesús Vallejo, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin.

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

Substitutes:

Iñigo Eguaras, Gonzalo Melero, Lucas Robertone, Léo Baptistão, Marciano Sanca, Luis Suárez, Alejandro Pozo, Diego Mariño, Álex Centelles, Adri Embarba, Dyego Sousa.