Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, September 27, 2014
Real Madrid LLWWW 2
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Villarreal LDDWD 0
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RMA202
VIL000
Estadio de la Cerámica · 22,146 att.

Match Report

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Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo score in Real Madrid win at Villarreal

First half goals from Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo saw Real Madrid overcome a potentially tricky trip to Villarreal and march on to their third straight win.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
1
50
Possession
50
11
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
430
Accurate Passes
414
502
Passes
505
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
49
38
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
16
28
Clearances
16

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 15Víctor RuizCD-L
  3. 5Mateo MusacchioCD-R
  4. 20Gabriel PaulistaLB
  5. 2MarioRB
  6. 21BrunoCM-L
  7. 14Manu TriguerosCM-R
  8. 19Moi GómezLM
  9. 10CaniRM
  10. 7Luciano ViettoCF-L
  11. 8Ikechukwu UcheCF-R

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Iker CasillasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 15Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 10James RodríguezAM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoAM-L
  11. 11Gareth BaleAM-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Villarreal 0, Real Madrid 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  2. 38' Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Villarreal 0, Real Madrid 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema following a fast break.
  4. 61' Substitution, Villarreal. Javier Espinosa replaces Moi Gómez.
  5. 65' Substitution, Villarreal. Giovani dos Santos replaces Ikechukwu Uche.
  6. 68' Substitution, Villarreal. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Manu Trigueros.
  7. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Asier Illarramendi replaces James Rodríguez.
  8. 76' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
  9. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Karim Benzema.

LALIGA News

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News Sam Marsden Pedri says Barcelona paid for stupid mistakes in loss to Real Madrid Midfielder Pedri lamented stupid makes and slowness on the ball as Barcelona's perfect start to the LaLiga season was ended by Real Madrid in the Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. News Alex Kirkland José Mourinho not satisfied with just beating Barcelona: 'Real Madrid play to win the league' José Mourinho said he's setting his sights even higher after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in Sunday's Clásico, saying "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou." Video McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga ESPN Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.