Alavés vs Real Madrid, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
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Real Madrid open LaLiga season with Karim Benzema double over Alaves
Karim Benzema picked up where he left off last season by scoring twice to fire Real Madrid to a 4-1 win away to Alaves.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Edgar Méndez (Alaves) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manu García with a cross.
- 4': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Pere Pons (Alaves).
- 6': Attempt saved. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Lejeune.
- 7': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alaves).
- 11': Offside, Alaves. Pere Pons tries a through ball, but Edgar Méndez is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alaves).
- 12': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Gareth Bale is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 15': Manu García (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 20': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 21': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Aguirregabiria with a cross.
- 26': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Joselu (Alaves).
- 27': Edgar Méndez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 32': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eder Militão.
- 32': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 33': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 33': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 34': Manu García (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Manu García (Alaves).
- 35': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Manu García (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Pere Pons (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 39': David Alaba (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Manu García (Alaves).
- 41': Offside, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pere Pons following a fast break.
- 44': Foul by Manu García (Alaves).
- 44': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Foul by Eden Hazard (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Alaves 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alaves 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 48': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 49': Foul by Eden Hazard (Real Madrid).
- 49': Tomás Pina (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 51': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 51': Joselu (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Manu García (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Gareth Bale (Real Madrid).
- 53': Rubén Duarte (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 56': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 2. Nacho (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Alaves. John Guidetti replaces Manu García.
- 59': Substitution, Alaves. Mamadou Loum replaces Pere Pons.
- 61': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 62': Attempt saved. John Guidetti (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 62': Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Penalty Alaves. John Guidetti draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 3. Joselu (Alaves) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Eden Hazard.
- 66': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alaves).
- 66': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Joselu (Alaves).
- 68': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Luis Rioja.
- 68': Substitution, Alaves. Iván Martín replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 68': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Gareth Bale.
- 69': Hand ball by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 70': Attempt blocked. John Guidetti (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 71': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 72': Rubén Duarte (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 75': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 79': Attempt saved. Mamadou Loum (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
- 82': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Moya replaces Tomás Pina.
- 84': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Federico Valverde.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema.
- 90': Foul by Toni Moya (Alaves).
- 90': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 90'+1': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 90'+2': Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 4. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Real Madrid 4.
- 0': Match ends, Alaves 1, Real Madrid 4.
Statistics
 RMA |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 584 | Passes | 394 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 8 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 3,968
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 3,968
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Getafe | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 4 | +5 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 14 | Manu García  |
| 20 | Pere Pons |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 17 | Édgar Méndez |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 7 | Eden Hazard |
| 18 | Gareth Bale |
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