Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, August 28, 2022
Real Madrid DWWWW 3
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Espanyol DWLDL 1
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Match Report

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Karim Benzema's late brace snatches win for Real Madrid at Espanyol

Karim Benzema scored twice in the final few minutes to give Real Madrid a 3-1 win at Espanyol on Sunday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
6
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
64.3
Possession
35.7
19
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
499
Accurate Passes
235
555
Passes
303
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
60
31
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
10
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
10
8
Tackles
22
1.0
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
6
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:58 Benzema pushes Real Madrid ahead in the 88th minute Watch on ESPN 00:57 Vini Jr. gives Real Madrid the early lead Watch on ESPN 01:00 Espanyol draws level with Real Madrid just before halftime Watch on ESPN 00:56 Karim Benzema tallies second goal in stoppage time for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ESP · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 4Leandro CabreraCD-L
  3. 5Fernando CaleroCD-R
  4. 12Vinicius SouzaDM
  5. 14Brian OlivánLB
  6. 2Óscar GilRB
  7. 10Sergi DarderCM-L
  8. 20Edu ExpósitoCM-R
  9. 7Javier PuadoLM
  10. 27Rubén SánchezRM
  11. 9JoseluF

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 4David AlabaLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 18Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 15Federico ValverdeRF

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
  2. 43' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Luka Modric.
  4. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Federico Valverde.
  5. 68' Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Vinicius Souza because of an injury.
  6. 78' Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
  7. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.
  8. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  9. 88' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
  10. 89' Substitution, Espanyol. Dani Gómez replaces Edu Expósito.
  11. 90'+6' Benjamin Lecomte (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
  12. 90'+10' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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