UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid vs Sheriff Tiraspol, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid
  • 65': Karim Benzema (P)
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Sheriff Tiraspol
  • 25': Jasrubek Yakhshiboev
  • 89': Sebastien Thill

Real Madrid shocked by Sheriff on late goal in Champions League loss

Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-1 loss to upstart side Sheriff Tiraspol in the return of Champions League action to the renovated Bernabeu stadium.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Real Madrid. Nacho tries a through ball, but Federico Valverde is caught offside.
  • 3': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Danilo Arboleda Hurtado (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 5': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Adama Traoré (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 6': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho.
  • 8': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Eduardo Camavinga is caught offside.
  • 9': Offside, Real Madrid. Nacho tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 11': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 12': Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Eden Hazard (Real Madrid).
  • 13': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 17': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Fernando Costanza (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 17': Danilo Arboleda Hurtado (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 18': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Georgios Athanasiadis.
  • 19': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Offside, Sheriff Tiraspol. Dimitris Kolovos tries a through ball, but Jasurbek Yakhshiboev is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 24': Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
  • 24': Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (Sheriff Tiraspol) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano with a cross.
  • 30': Dimitris Kolovos (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a headed pass.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Nacho (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 38': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 39': Dimitris Kolovos (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
  • 39': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nacho.
  • 41': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Georgios Athanasiadis.
  • 41': Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 43': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Danilo Arboleda Hurtado.
  • 45': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 45': Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Sheriff Tiraspol 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Sheriff Tiraspol 1.
  • 46': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Gustavo Dulanto (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 46': Gustavo Dulanto (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Adama Traoré (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sébastien Thill.
  • 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gustavo Dulanto.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 56': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Georgios Athanasiadis.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Bruno replaces Jasurbek Yakhshiboev.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 58': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez (Sheriff Tiraspol).
  • 62': Penalty Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Edmund Addo (Sheriff Tiraspol) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
  • 65': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Casemiro.
  • 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Nacho.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga with a headed pass.
  • 68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Georgios Athanasiadis.
  • 72': Offside, Sheriff Tiraspol. Cristiano tries a through ball, but Bruno is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Costanza.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 75': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Georgios Athanasiadis.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 78': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Keston Julien replaces Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez.
  • 81': Bruno (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Luka Jovic (Real Madrid).
  • 81': Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 87': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Keston Julien.
  • 87': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Bruno.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
  • 89': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 2. Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 90': Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Boban Nikolov replaces Dimitris Kolovos.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gustavo Dulanto.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 13
10 Saves 1
24.3 Possession 75.7
4 SHOTS 31
3 ON GOAL 11
0.8 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
166 Accurate Passes 625
237 Passes 705
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
3 Crosses 37
0.3 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 45
17 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.3 Long Balls % 0.9
0 Blocked Shots 11
10 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
18 Interceptions 4
47 Effective Clearances 1
47 Clearances 1

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 24,522

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão
35 Miguel Gutiérrez
6 Nacho
14 Casemiro Yellow Card
25 Eduardo Camavinga
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
7 Eden Hazard
Real Madrid Substitutes:
Luis López, Marco Asensio, Antonio Blanco, Luka Jovic, Luka Modric, Lucas Vázquez, Toni Kroos, Rodrygo, Jesús Vallejo, Isco, Andriy Lunin, Mariano.

SHE Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Georgios Athanasiadis (GK)
55 Gustavo Dulanto Yellow Card
2 Danilo Arboleda Yellow Card
15 Cris Silva
13 Fernando Costanza
22 Dimitrios Kolovos
31 Sebastien Thill
21 Edmund Addo Yellow Card
17 Jasrubek Yakhshiboev
10 Frank Castañeda
9 Adama Traoré
Sheriff Tiraspol Substitutes:
Serafim Cojocari, Stjepan Radeljic, Boban Nikolov, Keston Julien, Momo Yansane, Serghei Pascenco, Bruno, Maxim Cojocaru, Dumitru Celeadnic.

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