La Liga: Real Madrid estinguishes Valencia 4-1 after playing a fantastic match
MADRID. Real Madrid demolishes Valencia 4-1 with goals of
MADRID. Real Madrid demolishes Valencia 4-1 with goals of K. Benzema (41′ pen), Vinicius Junior (52′), Vinicius Junior (61′) and K. Benzema (88′). On the other side, Valencia scored with G. Guedes (76′). Real Madrid was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
G. Guedes missed a decisive penalty (76′). That would have allowed Valencia to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who was helped by José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4 degrees Celsius or 39.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 67% while Valencia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Valencia shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Casemiro, E. Militao and F. Mendy). On the opposite side, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (C. Piccini, Y. Musah and D. Cheryshev).
After playing this match, Real Madrid will have 46 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Valencia will stay with 28 points like Villarreal to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Casemiro
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27'27'
E. Militao
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41'41'
K. Benzema (Penalty)
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51'51'
C. Piccini
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52'52'
Vinicius Junior
K. Benzema
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58'58'
Y. Musah
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61'61'
Vinicius Junior
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66'66'
D. Cheryshev
Y. Musah
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66'66'
K. Koindredi
M. Gomez
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66'66'
Marcos Andre
H. Costa
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70'70'
D. Ceballos
L. Modric
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70'70'
E. Camavinga
Casemiro
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76'76'
F. Mendy
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76'76'
G. Guedes
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76'76'
G. Guedes
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79'79'
R. Iranzo
C. Piccini
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83'83'
M. Vallejo
K. Koindredi
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84'84'
D. Cheryshev
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87'87'
N. Fernandez
Lucas
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87'87'
F. Valverde
Vinicius Junior
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88'88'
K. Benzema
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89'89'
Isco
K. Benzema
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Madrid will host Elche on the 23rd of January with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).
Valencia will host Sevilla on the 19th of January with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (6 draws).
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 , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Marco Asensio , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 5 changes: L. Modric for D. Ceballos (70′), Casemiro for E. Camavinga (70′), Lucas for N. Fernandez (87′), Vinicius Junior for F. Valverde (87′) and K. Benzema for Isco (89′).
Top player: Karim Benzema
Probably the most impressive player in Real Madrid was Karim Benzema.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jasper Cillessen , Cristiano Piccini , Mouctar Diakhaby , Omar Alderete , José Luis Gayà , Hélder Costa , Hugo Guillamón , Daniel Wass , Gonçalo Guedes , Maximiliano Gómez and Yunus Musah .
Substitutes
Valencia made 5 changes: Y. Musah for D. Cheryshev (66′), M. Gomez for Marcos Andre (66′), H. Costa for K. Koindredi (66′), C. Piccini for R. Iranzo (79′) and K. Koindredi for M. Vallejo (83′).
Top player: Gonçalo Guedes
The player who no doubt impressed Valencia the most was Gonçalo Guedes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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