Málaga vs Real Madrid, 2016-17 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAReal Madrid secure La Liga title with victory over Malaga
Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema swept Real Madrid to their first La Liga title in five years as they cruised to a 2-0 win at Malaga.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Real Madrid. Danilo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 1': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 1': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Goal! Málaga 0, Real Madrid 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco with a through ball.
- 5': Attempt missed. Danilo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 7': Dangerous play by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 7': Pablo Fornals (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Keko (Málaga).
- 9': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
- 11': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jony (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Keko.
- 13': Attempt saved. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
- 15': Attempt missed. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Jony (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keko.
- 19': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
- 20': Foul by Danilo (Real Madrid).
- 20': Jony (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt saved. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 21': Delay in match Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) because of an injury.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
- 25': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 28': Keko (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 28': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 29': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 29': Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Luis Hernández (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jony with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 34': Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 35': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 36': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 38': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jony.
- 38': Attempt missed. Keko (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Ramírez following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Keko (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jony with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 45': Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Offside, Málaga. Jony tries a through ball, but Ignacio Camacho is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Málaga 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Málaga 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 49': Attempt saved. Recio (Málaga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keko.
- 51': Delay in match Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) because of an injury.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ignacio Camacho.
- 55': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jony.
- 55': Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 55': Goal! Málaga 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Varane following a corner.
- 56': Carlos Kameni (Málaga) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Jony (Málaga) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 59': Attempt saved. Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jony with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
- 60': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Málaga. Gonzalo Castro replaces Keko.
- 61': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Danilo.
- 63': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 63': Pablo Fornals (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Jony (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 66': Federico Ricca (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
- 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez replaces Isco.
- 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces Casemiro.
- 68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
- 69': Substitution, Málaga. Charles replaces Sandro Ramírez.
- 71': Offside, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Málaga).
- 72': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Substitution, Málaga. Duda replaces Jony.
- 73': Danilo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 73': Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Karim Benzema.
- 75': Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Duda.
- 76': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Danilo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mikel Villanueva (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Ricca with a headed pass.
- 76': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Pablo Fornals (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 77': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
- 79': Foul by Recio (Málaga).
- 79': Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Ricca with a cross.
- 85': Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Ricca with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 88': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 88': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danilo.
- 88': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 90'+1': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Offside, Málaga. Recio tries a through ball, but Charles is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Málaga 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Málaga 0, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
MCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 468 | Passes | 508 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 17 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 28 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 27,867
Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 27,867
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Málaga (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Kameni (GK)  |
| 4 | Mikel Villanueva |
| 24 | Luis Hernández |
| 6 | Ignacio Camacho |
| 15 | Federico Ricca |
| 23 | Miguel Torres |
| 31 | Pablo Fornals |
| 14 | Recio |
| 21 | Jony |
| 20 | Keko |
| 19 | Sandro |
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 5 | Raphaël Varane |
| 12 | Marcelo |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 22 | Isco |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 19 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
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