Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Real Madrid WWWDD 3
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Cádiz DLWWD 0
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RMA303
CAD000
Nuevo Mirandilla

Match Report

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Benzema scores brace as Real Madrid cruise by Cadiz in La Liga

Real Madrid climbed back atop the La Liga table with a comfortable victory at Cadiz on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
61.3
Possession
38.7
14
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
533
Accurate Passes
292
614
Passes
374
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
26
0.6
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
53
17
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
7
17
Clearances
7

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

CAD · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jeremias LedesmaG
  2. 4Marcos MauroCD-L
  3. 3FaliCD-R
  4. 22Pacha EspinoLB
  5. 20IzaRB
  6. 6José MaríCM-L
  7. 2Jens JonssonCM-R
  8. 25Jairo IzquierdoLM
  9. 7SalviRM
  10. 21Rubén SobrinoCF-L
  11. 18Álvaro NegredoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Choco LozanoSUB
  2. 12Ivan SaponjicSUB
  3. 11Jorge PomboSUB
  4. 5Jon GarridoSUB
  5. 24Filip MalbasicSUB
  6. 15Carlos AkapoSUB
  7. 13David GilSUB
  8. 16CalaSUB
  9. 17Augusto FernándezSUB
  10. 19Pedro AlcaláSUB
  11. 37Álex MartínSUB
  12. 14Iván AlejoSUB

RMA · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 5Raphaël VaraneCD
  3. 6NachoCD-L
  4. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  5. 14CasemiroCM-L
  6. 31Antonio BlancoCM-R
  7. 12MarceloLM
  8. 19Álvaro OdriozolaRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 25RodrygoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  2. 2Dani CarvajalSUB
  3. 30Sergio ArribasSUB
  4. 26Diego AltubeSUB
  5. 32Víctor ChustSUB
  6. 22IscoSUB
  7. 35Miguel GutiérrezSUB
  8. 24Mariano DíazSUB
  9. 11Marco AsensioSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Salvi Sánchez (Cádiz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Iza (Cádiz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Goal! Cádiz 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 33' Goal! Cádiz 0, Real Madrid 2. Álvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a cross.
  6. 40' Goal! Cádiz 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
  7. 41' Jens Jonsson (Cádiz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Cádiz. Juan Cala replaces José Mari.
  9. 45' Substitution, Cádiz. Ivan Saponjic replaces Álvaro Negredo.
  10. 45' Substitution, Cádiz. Anthony Lozano replaces Salvi Sánchez.
  11. 45' Substitution, Cádiz. Carlos Akapo replaces Iza.
  12. 46' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal replaces Raphael Varane.
  14. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  15. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Álvaro Odriozola.
  16. 65' Substitution, Cádiz. Iván Alejo replaces Alfonso Espino.
  17. 68' Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Karim Benzema.
  19. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Marcelo.
  20. 90'+2' Carlos Akapo (Cádiz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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