Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, February 26, 2022
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Match Report

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Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano on late Karm Benzema goal

A late goal from Karim Benzema rescued a 1-0 win for Real Madrid at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday to extend their LaLiga advantage.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
20
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
5
66
Possession
34
13
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
599
Accurate Passes
270
683
Passes
332
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
13
17
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.5
53
Long Balls
44
32
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
7
9
Effective Clearances
24
9
Clearances
24

Highlights

02:09 Benzema's late goal gives Real Madrid 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano Watch on ESPN 00:55 VAR chalks off Casemiro's opener for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:54 Benzema scores late on for Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Luca ZidaneG
  2. 5Alejandro CatenaCD-L
  3. 4Mario SuárezCD-R
  4. 33Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 20Iván BalliuRB
  6. 8Óscar TrejoAM
  7. 23Óscar ValentínLM
  8. 6Santi ComesañaRM
  9. 16Sergi GuardiolaF
  10. 18Álvaro GarcíaAM-L
  11. 10BebéAM-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 11Marco AsensioRF

Timeline

  1. 42' Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Casemiro.
  5. 63' Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
  8. 72' Bebé (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Bebé.
  10. 73' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergi Guardiola.
  11. 79' Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  13. 83' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  14. 85' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mamadou Sylla replaces Álvaro García.
  15. 85' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Óscar Trejo.
  16. 88' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
  17. 88' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  18. 90'+6' Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

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