UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Real Madrid WWDWW 2
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Sporting CP LDDLW 1
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RMA112
SCP011
Estádio José Alvalade · 50,046 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Armando Franca

Real Madrid seal last-16 spot with late Benzema winner at Sporting

Substitute Karim Benzema headed a late winner as holders Real Madrid secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
0
59.2
Possession
40.8
10
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
549
Accurate Passes
363
633
Passes
431
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
18
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
48
35
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
25
14
Clearances
25

Head to Head

RMA leads series 1-0

Lineups

SCP · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 35Rúben SemedoCD-L
  3. 13Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 14William CarvalhoDM
  5. 31Marvin ZeegelaarLB
  6. 21João PereiraRB
  7. 23Adrien SilvaCM-L
  8. 11Bruno CésarCM-R
  9. 10Bryan RuizLM
  10. 77Gelson MartinsRM
  11. 28Bas DostF

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 5Raphaël VaraneCD-L
  3. 4Sergio RamosCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 22IscoAM
  7. 16Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 11Gareth BaleAM-L
  11. 17Lucas VázquezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Real Madrid 1. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo following a set piece situation.
  2. 40' Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Gareth Bale because of an injury.
  5. 62' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Joel Campbell replaces Bruno César.
  6. 64' João Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  7. 65' Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 67' Substitution, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema replaces Isco.
  9. 67' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ezequiel Schelotto replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  10. 71' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fábio Coentrão replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
  11. 76' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. André replaces Bas Dost.
  12. 80' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Real Madrid 1. Adrien Silva (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  13. 87' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Ramos with a cross.
  14. 90' Joel Campbell (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' André (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Champions League News

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