La Liga: Real Madrid conquers Cádiz 2-1
MADRID. Real Madrid beat Cádiz to win 2-1.
MADRID. Real Madrid overcome Cádiz to win 2-1. It was Real Madrid to strike first with a goal of E. Militao at the 40′. Then T. Kroos scored again for Real Madrid in the 70′ minute with a goal. Eventually, L. Perez reduced the distance for Cádiz with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Real Madrid was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In the presence of 53,190 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado with the help of Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Jorge Tárraga Lájara. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.3 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 67% while Cádiz was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Madrid won the contest.
Real Madrid shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (E. Militao, Vinicius Junior and D. Alaba). On the opposite side, Cádiz received 3 yellow cards (Fali, R. Sobrino and I. Alejo).
After this match, Real Madrid will have 32 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Cádiz will stay with 11 points like Sevilla and Celta de Vigo to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
E. Militao
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28'28'
Vinicius Junior
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28'28'
Fali
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37'37'
D. Alaba
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40'40'
E. Militao
T. Kroos
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44'44'
R. Sobrino
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55'55'
I. Alejo
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56'56'
T. Bongonda
I. Alejo
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56'56'
B. Ocampo
R. Alcaraz
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70'70'
T. Kroos
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72'72'
L. Perez
C. Lozano
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73'73'
Jose Mari
J. Cala
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78'78'
A. Negredo
R. Sobrino
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82'82'
L. Perez
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82'82'
D. Ceballos
Rodrygo
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85'85'
E. Camavinga
L. Modric
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88'88'
N. Fernandez
Lucas
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Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti chose to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Vázquez , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Toni Kroos , Federico Valverde , Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 3 changes: Rodrygo for D. Ceballos (82′), L. Modric for E. Camavinga (85′) and Lucas for N. Fernandez (88′).
Top player: Toni Kroos
The player who no doubt impressed Real Madrid the most was Toni Kroos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 91 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Cádiz: Formation and Lineups
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Isaac Carcelén , Fali , Juan Cala , Alfonso Espino , Iván Alejo , Fede San Emeterio , Rubén Alcaraz , Rubén Sobrino , Álex Fernández and Anthony Lozano .
Substitutes
Cádiz made 5 changes: I. Alejo for T. Bongonda (56′), R. Alcaraz for B. Ocampo (56′), C. Lozano for L. Perez (72′), J. Cala for Jose Mari (73′) and R. Sobrino for A. Negredo (78′).
Top player: Lucas Pérez
Probably the most impressive player in Cádiz was Lucas Pérez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 72′.
Results of the day
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