La Liga: Real Madrid conquers FC Barcelona 3-1
MADRID. Real Madrid prevails over FC Barcelona 3-1.
MADRID. Real Madrid beats FC Barcelona 3-1. Real Madrid got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from K. Benzema (12′) and F. Valverde (35′). FC Barcelona tried to recover with a goal from F. Torres (83′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Rodrygo for Real Madrid. FC Barcelona lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the help of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.39 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 36%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 56% while Real Madrid was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Real Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Madrid shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Vinicius Junior and L. Modric). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Gavi and ).
After this match, Real Madrid will have 22 points like FC Barcelona to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will stay with 22 points like Real Madrid to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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12'12'
K. Benzema
Vinicius Junior
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30'30'
Vinicius Junior
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35'35'
F. Valverde
F. Mendy
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60'60'
F. Torres
Raphinha
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60'60'
J. Alba
A. Balde
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60'60'
Gavi
S. Busquets
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73'73'
A. Fati
O. Dembele
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75'75'
L. Modric
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78'78'
E. Camavinga
L. Modric
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81'81'
Gavi
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83'83'
F. Kessie
Pedri
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83'83'
F. Torres
R. Lewandowski
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85'85'
Rodrygo
Vinicius Junior
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88'88'
A. Rudiger
D. Carvajal
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88'88'
M. Asensio
K. Benzema
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90'90'
Rodrygo (Penalty)
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90'90'
F. Kessie
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Madrid will play away with Elche on the 19th of October with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Villarreal on the 20th of October with a 25-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (7 draws).
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: Andriy Lunin , Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Toni Kroos , Federico Valverde , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 4 changes: L. Modric for E. Camavinga (78′), Vinicius Junior for Rodrygo (85′), D. Carvajal for A. Rudiger (88′) and K. Benzema for M. Asensio (88′).
Top player: Toni Kroos
Probably the most impressive player in Real Madrid was Toni Kroos even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Sergi Roberto , Jules Koundé , Eric García , Alejandro Balde , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Pedri , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembélé .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Raphinha for F. Torres (60′), A. Balde for J. Alba (60′), S. Busquets for Gavi (60′), O. Dembele for A. Fati (73′) and Pedri for F. Kessie (83′).
Top player: Raphinha
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Raphinha.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
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