Champions League: Real Madrid demolishes Paris Saint Germain 3-1 with 3 goals from K. Benzema
MADRID. Real Madrid defeated Paris Saint Germain 3-1 thanks to K. Benzema who scored in the 61st, 75th and 78th minute.
MADRID. Real Madrid beat Paris Saint Germain 3-1 thanks to K. Benzema who scored in the 61st, 75th and 78th minute. It was Paris Saint Germain to score first with a goal from K. Mbappe. However, later Real Madrid found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Benzema (61′), K. Benzema (75′) and K. Benzema (78′).
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Allard Lindhout. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.28 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Real Madrid was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Paris Saint Germain that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards (N. Fernandez, Vinicius Junior, D. Carvajal and Lucas). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 4 yellow cards (L. Paredes, G. Donnarumma, A. Hakimi and P. Kimpembe).
After this match, Real Madrid will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 11 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
L. Paredes
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34'34'
K. Mbappé Lottin (Goal Disallowed)
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39'39'
K. Mbappe
Neymar
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43'43'
N. Fernandez
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44'44'
Vinicius Junior
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57'57'
E. Camavinga
T. Kroos
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57'57'
Rodrygo
M. Asensio
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60'60'
D. Carvajal
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61'61'
K. Benzema
Vinicius Junior
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62'62'
G. Donnarumma
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66'66'
Lucas
D. Carvajal
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71'71'
I. Gueye
L. Paredes
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75'75'
K. Benzema
L. Modric
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78'78'
K. Benzema
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81'81'
A. Di Maria
Danilo
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81'81'
A. Hakimi
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83'83'
P. Kimpembe
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88'88'
Lucas
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88'88'
J. Draxler
A. Hakimi
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Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti chose to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois , Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Nacho Fernández , Federico Valverde , Toni Kroos , Luka Modrić , Marco Asensio , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 3 changes: T. Kroos for E. Camavinga (57′), M. Asensio for Rodrygo (57′) and D. Carvajal for Lucas (66′).
Top player: Karim Benzema
Probably the most impressive player in Real Madrid was Karim Benzema.
His rating is with 3 goals, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Also Paris Saint Germain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Lionel Messi , Neymar and Kylian Mbappé .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: L. Paredes for I. Gueye (71′), Danilo for A. Di Maria (81′) and A. Hakimi for J. Draxler (88′).
Top player: Neymar
The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Neymar.
His rating is with 59 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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