Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 29, 2023
Almería DWLLW 2
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Real Madrid WWWWL 4
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ALM112
RMA314
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Match Report

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Benzema hat trick leads Real Madrid to 4-2 win over Almeria

Karim Benzema scored a first-half hat trick as Real Madrid recovered from a disappointing midweek loss by beating Almeria 4-2 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
8
0
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
31.9
Possession
68.1
9
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
266
Accurate Passes
630
316
Passes
679
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.2
21
Long Balls
29
7
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
5
17
Clearances
5

Highlights

01:42 Karim Benzema dazzles with first-half hat trick for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:54 Benzema taps home opening goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 01:12 Rodrygo's outrageous assist sets up Benzema's brace Watch on ESPN 00:43 Almeria pulls one back just before half Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 12Eduardo CamavingaLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 18Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 19Dani CeballosRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 21RodrygoRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Federico ValverdeSUB
  2. 24Mariano DíazSUB
  3. 2Dani CarvajalSUB
  4. 6NachoSUB
  5. 7Eden HazardSUB
  6. 26Luis LópezSUB
  7. 16Álvaro OdriozolaSUB
  8. 5Jesús VallejoSUB
  9. 11Marco AsensioSUB
  10. 13Andriy LuninSUB

ALM · 4-5-1

  1. 13Fernando MartínezG
  2. 19Rodrigo ElyCD-L
  3. 21ChumiCD-R
  4. 15Sergio AkiemeLB
  5. 24Houboulang MendesRB
  6. 23Samú CostaCM-L
  7. 8Francisco PortilloCM-R
  8. 6César De la HozAM
  9. 7Largie RamazaniLM
  10. 18Arnau PuigmalRM
  11. 14LázaroF

Substitutes

  1. 4Iñigo EguarasSUB
  2. 3Gonzalo MeleroSUB
  3. 5Lucas RobertoneSUB
  4. 12Léo BaptistãoSUB
  5. 27Marciano SancaSUB
  6. 16Luis SuárezSUB
  7. 17Alejandro PozoSUB
  8. 1Diego MariñoSUB
  9. 20Álex CentellesSUB
  10. 10Adri EmbarbaSUB
  11. 11Dyego SousaSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  2. 17' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  3. 37' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 42' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1. Lázaro (Almeria) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
  6. 47' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Almeria 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  7. 57' Substitution, Almeria. Lucas Robertone replaces César de la Hoz.
  8. 57' Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Arnau Puigmal.
  9. 61' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Almeria 2. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Francisco Portillo with a cross.
  10. 64' Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Largie Ramazani.
  11. 66' Lázaro (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 72' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Toni Kroos.
  14. 72' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
  15. 74' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 75' Substitution, Almeria. Gonzalo Melero replaces Sergio Akieme.
  17. 75' Substitution, Almeria. Álex Centelles replaces Samú Costa.
  18. 82' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.

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