Spanish LALIGA

Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Real Valladolid
  • Red Card 82': Sergio León
FT
0 - 2
Real Madrid
  • 83': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 89': Karim Benzema

Late Benzema double on return earns Real Madrid 2-0 win at Valladolid

Real Madrid won 2-0 at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals to move them a point clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Real Valladolid. Iván Sánchez tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
  • 2': Iván Sánchez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
  • 6': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 15': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
  • 17': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 19': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
  • 25': Offside, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal tries a through ball, but Federico Valverde is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
  • 27': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iván Fresneda with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Sergio León (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
  • 30': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
  • 30': Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Sánchez.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
  • 38': Offside, Real Valladolid. Sergio Escudero tries a through ball, but Óscar Plano is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 40': Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Sergio Escudero (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio León.
  • 42': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 44': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
  • 44': Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
  • 54': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
  • 54': Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Gonzalo Plata replaces Iván Sánchez.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
  • 59': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Luis Pérez replaces Sergio Escudero because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez replaces Roque Mesa because of an injury.
  • 64': Offside, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Plata (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kike Pérez.
  • 66': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by David Alaba.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Sergio León (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kike Pérez with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Dani Ceballos.
  • 70': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Monchu.
  • 72': Offside, Real Valladolid. Iván Fresneda tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
  • 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
  • 74': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
  • 74': Sergio León (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Monchu (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
  • 76': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Sergio León (Real Valladolid).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 79': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jordi Masip.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 82': Sergio León (Real Valladolid) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kenedy replaces Óscar Plano.
  • 84': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Shon Weissman replaces Monchu.
  • 87': Offside, Real Valladolid. Javi Sánchez tries a through ball, but Luis Pérez is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Federico Valverde.
  • 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 88': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid).
  • 89': Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+3': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+3': Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by David Alaba.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Shon Weissman (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+8': Álvaro Aguado (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Valladolid 0, Real Madrid 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 5
9 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 5
61.2 Possession 38.8
19 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
539 Accurate Passes 318
610 Passes 386
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
46 Long Balls 58
23 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
3 Effective Clearances 13
3 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: José Zorrilla
Location: Valladolid, Spain
Attendance: 25,950

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 32 +48 81
2 Barcelona 32 +27 70
3 Girona 32 +27 68
4 Atlético Madrid 32 +21 61
Full Table

Line-Ups

VLL Real Valladolid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordi Masip (GK)
5 Javi Sánchez Yellow Card
24 Joaquín Yellow Card
18 Sergio Escudero
27 Iván Fresneda
8 Monchu
6 Alvaro Aguado
17 Roque Mesa
7 Sergio León Red Card
10 Óscar Plano
21 Iván Sánchez
Real Valladolid Substitutes:
Enrique Perez, Juan José Narváez, Sergio Asenjo, Diego Moreno, Kenedy, Shon Weissman, Sergi Guardiola, Lucas Rosa, David Torres, Gonzalo Plata, Luis Pérez, Mickael Malsa.

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
22 Antonio Rüdiger
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal
8 Toni Kroos
19 Dani Ceballos
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
11 Marco Asensio
Real Madrid Substitutes:
Eden Hazard, Jesús Vallejo, Eduardo Camavinga, Nacho, Luka Modric, Rodrygo, Álvaro Odriozola, Lucas Vázquez, Luis López, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Andriy Lunin.

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