Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, December 17, 2023
Villarreal WDDLW 1
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Real Madrid WWWDW 4
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RMA224
Estadio Bernabéu · 70,500 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Real Madrid cruise past Villarreal with Modric masterclass

Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value to Real Madrid by providing a goal and a brilliant assist in their 4-1 home win over Villarreal in LaLiga on Sunday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
14
5
Saves
0
39.9
Possession
60.1
3
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
360
Accurate Passes
595
427
Passes
650
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
50
22
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
8
6
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
4
22
Clearances
4

Highlights

02:29 Real Madrid puts up 4 in win over Villarreal Watch on ESPN 01:05 Jude Bellingham's header puts Real Madrid up 1-0 Watch on ESPN 00:38 Rodrygo doubles Real Madrid's lead in first half Watch on ESPN 00:52 Jose Luis Morales pulls one back for Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VIL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM-L
  7. 15Federico ValverdeCM-R
  8. 5Jude BellinghamLM
  9. 10Luka ModricRM
  10. 11RodrygoCF-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazCF-R

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Filip JørgensenG
  2. 23Aïssa MandiCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 24Alfonso PedrazaLB
  5. 26Adrià AltimiraRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 6Étienne CapoueCM-R
  8. 16Álex BaenaLM
  9. 27Ilias AkhomachRM
  10. 15José Luis MoralesCF-L
  11. 7Gerard MorenoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  2. 29' Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Álex Baena because of an injury.
  3. 35' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba because of an injury.
  4. 37' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  5. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Jorge Cuenca replaces Raúl Albiol.
  6. 45' Substitution, Villarreal. Alexander Sørloth replaces Gerard Moreno because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy.
  8. 54' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 1. José Luís Morales (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramon Terrats with a through ball.
  9. 64' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Villarreal 1. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fran García.
  10. 67' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 67' Adrià Alti (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 68' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Villarreal 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 74' Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 74' Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  15. 78' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Jude Bellingham.
  16. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Toni Kroos.
  17. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton replaces José Luís Morales.
  18. 83' Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Brahim Díaz.
  20. 85' Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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