Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 31, 2016
Espanyol LLLLD 0
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Real Madrid WDWWD 6
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RMA426
Santiago Bernabéu · 65,768 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick helps Real Madrid hammer Espanyol

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick helped Real Madrid close the gap on Barcelona as they thumped Espanyol 6-0.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
20
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
32.4
Possession
67.6
15
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
244
Accurate Passes
592
316
Passes
663
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
17
0.5
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
55
24
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
4
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
7
22
Clearances
7

Head to Head

RMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 15Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 22IscoLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 10James RodríguezRF

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Giedrius ArlauskisG
  2. 6Enzo RocoCD-L
  3. 22Álvaro GonzálezCD-R
  4. 3Rubén DuarteLB
  5. 16Javi LópezRB
  6. 19Joan JordánAM
  7. 12Pape DiopLM
  8. 4Victor SánchezRM
  9. 28Mamadou SyllaF
  10. 8Salva SevillaAM-L
  11. 17Hernán PérezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Espanyol 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross.
  2. 11' Hernán Pérez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 12' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 16' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 0. James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  5. 37' Pape Diop (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 42' Mamadou Sylla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 42' Javi López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Espanyol 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  9. 45' Substitution, Espanyol. Fuentes replaces Rubén Duarte.
  10. 45' Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Duarte replaces Salva Sevilla.
  11. 57' Substitution, Espanyol. Abraham replaces Víctor Sánchez because of an injury.
  12. 63' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesé replaces Luka Modric.
  13. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Toni Kroos.
  14. 75' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Karim Benzema.
  15. 77' Álvaro González (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 82' Goal! Real Madrid 5, Espanyol 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesé.
  17. 84' Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' Own Goal by Óscar Duarte, Espanyol. Real Madrid 6, Espanyol 0.

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