Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 21, 2024
Almería LDLLD 2
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Real Madrid WWWWL 3
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ALM202
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Match Report

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Madrid rally past Almeria with 99th-minute winner amid VAR drama

A Dani Carvajal strike in the ninth minute of stoppage time rescued Real Madrid, earning them a 3-2 comeback win at home against bottom side Almeria on Sunday in a frantic LaLiga tussle that was marked by VAR controversy.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
0
26.4
Possession
73.6
10
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
147
Accurate Passes
553
230
Passes
636
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
33
0.2
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
45
13
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
6
27
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
10
33
Effective Clearances
3
33
Clearances
3

Highlights

01:18 Dani Carvajal's goal seals victory for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:36 Almeria shock Real Madrid in the 1st minute Watch on ESPN 01:08 Bellingham scores from the spot Watch on ESPN 01:02 Vinicius Jr. grabs Real Madrid's equalizer Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-1-2

  1. 25Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 7Vinícius JúniorM
  7. 18Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  8. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  9. 8Toni KroosLM
  10. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  11. 11RodrygoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Diego Piñeiro
  2. 17Lucas Vázquez
  3. 20Fran García
  4. 13Andriy Lunin
  5. 14Joselu
  6. 12Eduardo Camavinga
  7. 10Luka Modric
  8. 24Arda Güler
  9. 21Brahim Díaz
  10. 19Dani Ceballos

ALM · 5-4-1

  1. 25Luís MaximianoG
  2. 3Edgar GonzálezCD
  3. 21ChumiCD-L
  4. 2KaikyCD-R
  5. 15Sergio AkiemeLB
  6. 18Marc PubillRB
  7. 5Lucas RobertoneCM-L
  8. 6Dion LopyCM-R
  9. 7Largie RamazaniLM
  10. 19Sergio ArribasRM
  11. 29Marko MilovanovicF

Substitutes

  1. 1Diego MariñoSUB
  2. 14LázaroSUB
  3. 17Alejandro PozoSUB
  4. 33Martin SviderskySUB
  5. 11Gonzalo MeleroSUB
  6. 20Álex CentellesSUB
  7. 9Luis SuárezSUB
  8. 27Paco SanzSUB
  9. 26Marcos PeñaSUB
  10. 10Adri EmbarbaSUB
  11. 13Fernando MartínezSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Almeria 1. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a through ball.
  2. 43' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Almeria 2. Edgar González (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Nacho.
  4. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
  5. 45' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy.
  6. 52' Largie Ramazani (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Almeria 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  8. 64' Dion Lopy (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Almeria 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  10. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Federico Valverde.
  11. 70' Substitution, Almeria. Álex Pozo replaces Marc Pubill.
  12. 71' Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Marezi.
  13. 74' Álex Pozo (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 77' Substitution, Almeria. Lázaro replaces Sergio Arribas.
  15. 78' Substitution, Almeria. Adri Embarba replaces Largie Ramazani.
  16. 82' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Toni Kroos.
  17. 84' Edgar González (Almeria) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 85' Substitution, Almeria. Gonzalo Melero replaces Lucas Robertone.
  19. 90'+8' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+9' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Almeria 2. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a headed pass.
  21. 90'+10' Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  22. 90'+11' Luis Suárez (Almeria) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 90'+11' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

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