Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, September 22, 2018
Espanyol WDWLW 0
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Real Madrid WWWDW 1
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RMA101
Estadio Bernabéu · 68,034 att.

Match Report

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Marco Asensio scores as Real Madrid go one point clear in La Liga

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
3
35.2
Possession
64.8
10
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
614
376
Passes
682
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
33
0.4
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
60
16
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
11
Interceptions
15
30
Effective Clearances
7
30
Clearances
7

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 25Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 5Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 6NachoLB
  5. 19Álvaro OdriozolaRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 24Dani CeballosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Marco AsensioLF
  11. 22IscoRF

ESP · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Diego LópezG
  2. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  3. 5NaldoCD-R
  4. 21Marc RocaDM
  5. 12Dídac VilàLB
  6. 16Javi LópezRB
  7. 23Esteban GraneroCM-L
  8. 10Sergi DarderCM-R
  9. 19Pablo PiattiLM
  10. 17Hernán PérezRM
  11. 7Borja IglesiasF

Timeline

  1. 6' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 26' Marc Roca (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Espanyol 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 42' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  5. 45'+2' Javi López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Substitution, Espanyol. Leo Baptistao replaces Pablo Piatti.
  7. 55' Substitution, Espanyol. Víctor Sánchez replaces Sergi Darder.
  8. 60' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Karim Benzema.
  9. 63' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Dani Ceballos.
  10. 70' Substitution, Espanyol. Sergio García replaces Hernán Pérez.
  11. 77' Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Isco.

LALIGA News

All news
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.