Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGALate Benzema double on return earns Real Madrid 2-0 win at Valladolid
Real Madrid won 2-0 at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals to move them a point clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Real Valladolid. Iván Sánchez tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 2': Iván Sánchez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
- 6': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
- 6': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 15': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
- 17': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 17': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 17': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 19': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
- 21': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 25': Offside, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal tries a through ball, but Federico Valverde is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
- 27': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 28': Attempt missed. Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iván Fresneda with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sergio León (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 30': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 30': Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 32': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
- 36': Attempt missed. Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
- 37': Attempt missed. Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 38': Offside, Real Valladolid. Sergio Escudero tries a through ball, but Óscar Plano is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 40': Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Sergio Escudero (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio León.
- 42': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid).
- 43': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 44': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 44': Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 50': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
- 54': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 54': Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Gonzalo Plata replaces Iván Sánchez.
- 57': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
- 59': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Luis Pérez replaces Sergio Escudero because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
- 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez replaces Roque Mesa because of an injury.
- 64': Offside, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Plata (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kike Pérez.
- 66': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
- 68': Attempt saved. Sergio León (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kike Pérez with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 70': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Monchu.
- 72': Offside, Real Valladolid. Iván Fresneda tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 74': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 74': Sergio León (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 75': Attempt saved. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
- 76': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Sergio León (Real Valladolid).
- 79': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 79': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jordi Masip.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 82': Sergio León (Real Valladolid) is shown the red card.
- 82': Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kenedy replaces Óscar Plano.
- 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Shon Weissman replaces Monchu.
- 87': Offside, Real Valladolid. Javi Sánchez tries a through ball, but Luis Pérez is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Federico Valverde.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 88': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid).
- 89': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 90'+3': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 90'+3': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 90'+3': Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
- 90'+6': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Shon Weissman (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+8': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 90'+8': Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
VLL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 61.2 | Possession | 38.8 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 318 |
| 610 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 3 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: José Zorrilla
Location: Valladolid, Spain
Attendance: 25,950
Venue: José Zorrilla
Location: Valladolid, Spain
Attendance: 25,950
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +22 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 19 | +12 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Real Valladolid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi Masip (GK) |
| 5 | Javi Sánchez  |
| 24 | Joaquín |
| 18 | Sergio Escudero |
| 27 | Iván Fresneda |
| 8 | Monchu |
| 6 | Alvaro Aguado |
| 17 | Roque Mesa |
| 7 | Sergio León  |
| 10 | Óscar Plano |
| 21 | Iván Sánchez |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
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