Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Villarreal, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Real Madrid
  • 14': Federico Valverde
  • 73': Vinícius Júnior
FT
2 - 0
Villarreal

    Vinicius nets stunner in Madrid win but Carvajal exits in tears

    A stunning strike from Vinícius Júnior helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Villarreal in LaLiga on Saturday as the defending champions provisionally moved level with leaders Barcelona in the standings.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Thierno Barry (Villarreal).
    • 4': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Offside, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
    • 10': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Cardona with a cross.
    • 11': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
    • 13': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
    • 14': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
    • 16': Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pape Gueye with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
    • 23': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
    • 27': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
    • 28': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
    • 28': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
    • 30': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
    • 32': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
    • 33': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
    • 33': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
    • 35': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena with a through ball.
    • 38': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
    • 44': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
    • 44': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
    • 45'+2': Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
    • 49': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
    • 49': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Villarreal. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
    • 54': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 57': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
    • 57': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
    • 57': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 67': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
    • 67': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Nicolas Pépé.
    • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Eric Bailly replaces Raúl Albiol.
    • 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino replaces Álex Baena.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Éder Militão replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Kylian Mbappé.
    • 73': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
    • 77': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
    • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Dani Parejo.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ramon Terrats (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
    • 84': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
    • 84': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Bernat replaces Sergi Cardona.
    • 88': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Éder Militão.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
    • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+7': Dani Carvajal went off injured after Real Madrid had used all subs.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 1
    44.8 Possession 55.2
    12 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    470 Accurate Passes 595
    516 Passes 649
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    38 Long Balls 49
    22 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 14
    11 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 73,842

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 13 +28 33
    2 Real Madrid 12 +14 27
    3 Atlético Madrid 13 +12 26
    4 Villarreal 12 +4 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Andriy Lunin (GK)
    22 Antonio Rüdiger
    14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    23 Ferland Mendy
    2 Dani Carvajal
    6 Eduardo Camavinga
    8 Federico Valverde
    5 Jude Bellingham
    10 Luka Modric
    7 Vinícius Júnior
    9 Kylian Mbappé
    Real Madrid Substitutes:
    Endrick, Dani Ceballos, Arda Güler, Éder Militão, Jacobo Ramón, Fran González, Sergio Mestre, Jesús Vallejo, Rodrygo, Lucas Vázquez, Fran García.

    VIL Villarreal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Diego Conde (GK)
    2 Logan Costa
    3 Raúl Albiol
    23 Sergi Cardona
    17 Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
    10 Dani Parejo
    18 Pape Gueye
    14 Santi Comesaña
    15 Thierno Barry
    16 Álex Baena
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Villarreal Substitutes:
    Juan Bernat, Luiz Júnior, Pau Navarro, Ilias Akhomach, Pau Cabanes De La Torre, Ramón Terrats, Yeremy Pino, Eric Bailly.

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