UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Real Madrid LWLWW 5
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Viktoria Plzen LWDLL 0
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RMA415
PLZ000
Doosan Arena · 11,483 att.

Match Report

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Karim Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid thrash Viktoria Plzen

Real Madrid took a huge step towards clinching a spot in the Champions League knockout stage on Wednesday with a 5-0 rout of Viktoria Plzen.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
8
Offsides
3
14
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
61.9
Possession
38.1
15
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
559
Accurate Passes
312
622
Passes
392
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
0
29
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.0
59
Long Balls
57
44
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
4
15
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
1
15
Effective Clearances
31
15
Clearances
31

Head to Head

RMA leads series 1-0

Lineups

PLZ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Ales HruskaG
  2. 16Ales HruskaG
  3. 4Roman HubníkCD-L
  4. 2Lukás HejdaCD-R
  5. 17Patrik HrosovskýDM
  6. 8David LimberskyLB
  7. 14Radim RezníkRB
  8. 25Ales CermakCM-L
  9. 6Roman ProchazkaCM-R
  10. 10Jan KopicLM
  11. 24Milan HavelRM
  12. 18Tomás ChorýF

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 25Thibaut CourtoisG
  3. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  4. 6NachoCD-R
  5. 23Sergio ReguilónLB
  6. 19Álvaro OdriozolaRB
  7. 24Dani CeballosAM
  8. 8Toni KroosLM
  9. 14CasemiroRM
  10. 9Karim BenzemaF
  11. 11Gareth BaleAM-L
  12. 17Lucas VázquezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  2. 23' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Real Madrid 2. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  3. 37' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 38' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Milan Petrzela replaces Milan Havel because of an injury.
  5. 39' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Real Madrid 4. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a headed pass.
  6. 53' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 59' Substitution, Real Madrid. Javi Sánchez replaces Sergio Ramos.
  8. 61' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Tomas Horava replaces Ales Cermák.
  9. 62' Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Karim Benzema.
  10. 67' Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, Real Madrid 5. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
  11. 73' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Toni Kroos.
  12. 80' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Jakub Reznicek replaces Tomas Chory.

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