Real Madrid vs Almería, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid

5': Karim Benzema
17': Karim Benzema
42': Karim Benzema (P)
47': Rodrygo

FT
4 - 2

Almería

45'+1': Lázaro
61': Lucas Robertone

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

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Lázaro (Almeria).
1': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Chumi.
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.
7': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
9': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
12': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
12': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
13': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
14': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
15': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
15': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Arnau Puigmal (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
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.
19': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Akieme (Almeria).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Offside, Real Madrid. Rodrygo tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
23': Offside, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
25': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
26': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Portillo with a cross.
28': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Largie Ramazani.
30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
31': Offside, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez tries a through ball, but Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
32': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
36': Hand ball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
36': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
36': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
38': Attempt missed. Francisco Portillo (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Akieme.
39': Attempt saved. Lázaro (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Portillo with a through ball.
40': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
41': Penalty Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez draws a foul in the penalty area.
41': Penalty conceded by Largie Ramazani (Almeria) after a foul in the penalty area.
42': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
43': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
43': Lázaro (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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.
45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 3, Almeria 1.
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.
49': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
49': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Samú Costa (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lázaro.
52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by César de la Hoz.
53': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
53': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Arnau Puigmal (Almeria).
55': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Chumi.
56': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
57': Substitution, Almeria. Lucas Robertone replaces César de la Hoz.
57': Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Arnau Puigmal.
57': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
57': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
59': Francisco Portillo (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chumi.
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.
62': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
62': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
64': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
64': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Largie Ramazani.
65': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema with a through ball.
66': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
66': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Lázaro (Almeria).
66': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Lázaro (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
67': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
70': Offside, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
71': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
71': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Toni Kroos.
72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
74': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
74': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Almeria. Gonzalo Melero replaces Sergio Akieme.
75': Substitution, Almeria. Álex Centelles replaces Samú Costa.
78': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
79': Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
79': Rodrigo Ely (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
84': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Almeria).
84': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
85': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
85': Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
86': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
89': Offside, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga tries a through ball, but Lucas Vázquez is caught offside.
90': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
90'+1': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Almeria).
90'+3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Álex Centelles.
90'+4': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Almeria 2.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Almeria 2.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Almeria 2.

Statistics

ALM		RMA
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

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,036

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	31	+47	78
2	Barcelona	31	+28	70
3	Girona	31	+24	65
4	Atlético Madrid	31	+23	61

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22	Antonio Rüdiger
3	Éder Militão
12	Eduardo Camavinga
17	Lucas Vázquez
18	Aurélien Tchouaméni
8	Toni Kroos
19	Dani Ceballos
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
21	Rodrygo

Real Madrid Substitutes:

Federico Valverde, Mariano, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Luis López, Álvaro Odriozola, Jesús Vallejo, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin.

Almería (4-5-1)

No.	Name
13	Fernando Martínez (GK)
19	Rodrigo Ely
21	Chumi
15	Sergio Akieme
24	Houboulang Mendes
23	Samú Costa
8	Francisco Portillo
6	César De la Hoz
7	Largie Ramazani
18	Arnau Puigmal
14	Lázaro

Almería Substitutes:

Iñigo Eguaras, Gonzalo Melero, Lucas Robertone, Léo Baptistão, Marciano Sanca, Luis Suárez, Alejandro Pozo, Diego Mariño, Álex Centelles, Adri Embarba, Dyego Sousa.

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