Real Madrid vs Alavés, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAReal Madrid restore four-point lead in La Liga with win over Alavés
Real Madrid restored their four-point lead in La Liga over Barcelona with a 2-0 win against Alaves on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 3': Joselu (Alavés) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pérez (Alavés) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 5': Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
- 5': Ximo Navarro (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 5': Lucas Pérez (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Eder Militão.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 10': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 10': Penalty Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 10': Penalty conceded by Ximo Navarro (Alavés) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 14': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Oliver Burke (Alavés).
- 16': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 16': Joselu (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Joselu (Alavés) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Pérez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Ljubomir Fejsa (Alavés).
- 18': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 20': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 20': Joselu (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Substitution, Alavés. Martín Aguirregabiria replaces Ximo Navarro because of an injury.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 26': Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Alavés) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pérez.
- 28': Foul by Joselu (Alavés).
- 28': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alavés).
- 33': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Joselu (Alavés) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
- 37': Attempt missed. Joselu (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrián Marín.
- 45'+1': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Joselu (Alavés).
- 45'+2': Foul by Adrián Marín (Alavés).
- 45'+2': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
- 50': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Alavés 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 51': VAR Decision: Goal Real Madrid 2-0 Alavés (Marco Asensio).
- 52': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alavés).
- 55': Substitution, Alavés. Mahmoud Abdallahi replaces Ljubomir Fejsa.
- 55': Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Lucas Pérez.
- 57': Offside, Real Madrid. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 58': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 61': Attempt saved. Joselu (Alavés) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 62': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Alavés) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martín Aguirregabiria with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 65': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 67': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 68': Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 69': Substitution, Alavés. José Luis Rodríguez replaces Joselu.
- 69': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Borja Sainz (Alavés).
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Marco Asensio.
- 70': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Oliver Burke (Alavés).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Borja Sainz (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa.
- 74': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 75': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 75': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Camarasa.
- 80': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Alavés).
- 82': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 82': Luis Rioja (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Karim Benzema.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Rodrygo.
- 83': Foul by Mahmoud Abdallahi (Alavés).
- 83': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Mahmoud Abdallahi (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt saved. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 85': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alavés).
- 86': Foul by Borja Sainz (Alavés).
- 86': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. José Luis Rodríguez (Alavés) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Marín.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 90'+3': Offside, Real Madrid. Isco tries a through ball, but Toni Kroos is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Casemiro.
- 90'+5': Offside, Real Madrid. Isco tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Borja Sainz (Alavés).
- 90'+6': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Adrián Marín (Alavés).
- 90'+6': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Alavés).
- 90'+6': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Alavés 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Alavés 0.
Statistics
 ALA |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 29 | Possession | 71 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 664 |
| 295 | Passes | 729 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 59 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Location: Madrid, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 5 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 27 | Rodrygo |
| 20 | Marco Asensio |
Alavés (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Roberto (GK) |
| 4 | Rodrigo Ely |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 17 | Adrián Marín |
| 23 | Ximo Navarro |
| 15 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 10 | Víctor Camarasa |
| 16 | Édgar Méndez |
| 24 | Oliver Burke |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 7 | Lucas Pérez |
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