
Real Madrid vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga
4 - 1
Real Madrid see off Valencia to extend LaLiga lead
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Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid beat Valencia 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday to go eight points clear at the top of the LaLiga table.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 51': Cristiano Piccini (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Yunus Musah (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Valencia. Koba Koindredi replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 66': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Yunus Musah.
- 66': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hélder Costa.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Casemiro.
- 75': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Penalty saved! Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 1. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 77': Substitution, Valencia. Rubén Iranzo replaces Cristiano Piccini.
- 83': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Koba Koindredi.
- 84': Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
- 88': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Valencia 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Karim Benzema.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 40,617
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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RMA![]() |
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24 | Fouls | 15 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 6 |
32.8 | Possession | 67.2 |
12 | SHOTS | 23 |
7 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
222 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
283 | Passes | 614 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
22 | Crosses | 12 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
47 | Long Balls | 62 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
17 | Tackles | 9 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
3 | Interceptions | 14 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
15 | Clearances | 12 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
4 | David Alaba |
3 | Éder Militão ![]() |
23 | Ferland Mendy ![]() |
17 | Lucas Vázquez |
14 | Casemiro ![]() |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
9 | Karim Benzema |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
11 | Marco Asensio |
Valencia (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
15 | Omar Alderete |
12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
14 | José Gayà |
24 | Cristiano Piccini ![]() |
18 | Daniel Wass |
6 | Hugo Guillamón |
7 | Goncalo Guedes |
11 | Hélder Costa |
4 | Yunus Musah ![]() |
9 | Maximiliano Gómez |
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