Real Madrid vs Alavés, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAReal Madrid beat Alaves to bounce back from Champions League loss to PSG
LaLiga leaders Real Madrid pulled away in the second half to beat strugglers Alaves 3-0 in a match to close out a drama-filled week.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 2': Jason (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 3': Joselu (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt saved. Tomás Pina (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 6': Offside, Real Madrid. Eder Militão tries a through ball, but Ferland Mendy is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 8': Attempt missed. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
- 12': Offside, Real Madrid. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Real Madrid. Eder Militão tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Real Madrid. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 21': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 22': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 24': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 25': Attempt missed. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 25': Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jason (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mamadou Loum.
- 29': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 30': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
- 33': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 33': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 37': Attempt saved. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joselu.
- 41': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 42': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Joselu (Alaves).
- 42': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 44': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Alaves 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Alaves 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mamadou Loum (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Duarte.
- 48': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 48': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt saved. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 51': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Luis Rioja (Alaves) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Pacheco.
- 55': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Offside, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Casemiro is caught offside.
- 59': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Escalante.
- 59': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 61': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
- 61': Joselu (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Alaves. Pere Pons replaces Jason.
- 61': Attempt missed. Pere Pons (Alaves) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Alaves 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 65': Offside, Alaves. Florian Lejeune tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
- 66': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Escalante.
- 67': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
- 67': Attempt missed. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 68': Hand ball by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 71': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 72': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Pere Pons (Alaves).
- 72': Substitution, Alaves. Edgar Méndez replaces Gonzalo Escalante.
- 72': Substitution, Alaves. Manu Vallejo replaces Luis Rioja.
- 74': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Pere Pons (Alaves).
- 75': Attempt saved. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 75': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Ferland Mendy is caught offside.
- 77': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 78': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Manu Vallejo (Alaves).
- 80': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Alaves 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Marco Asensio.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Luka Modric.
- 83': Substitution, Alaves. Ximo Navarro replaces Rubén Duarte.
- 83': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Moya replaces Mamadou Loum.
- 84': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alaves).
- 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Ferland Mendy.
- 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 85': Offside, Real Madrid. Rodrygo tries a through ball, but Federico Valverde is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
- 87': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Ximo Navarro (Alaves).
- 88': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alaves).
- 88': Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
- 90': Penalty Real Madrid. Rodrygo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Florian Lejeune (Alaves) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Alaves 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Alaves 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Alaves 0.
Statistics
 ALA |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.2 | Possession | 69.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 605 |
| 285 | Passes | 674 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 25 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 42,180
Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 42,180
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 15 | +25 | 37 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | +19 | 36 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 14 | +16 | 32 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 15 | +14 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 10 | Luka Modric  |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
Alavés (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 4 | Matt Miazga |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 2 | Nahuel Tenaglia |
| 6 | Mamadou Loum |
| 16 | Gonzalo Escalante |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 25 | Jason |
| 9 | Joselu |
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