Real Madrid vs Valencia, 2021-22 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid

43': Karim Benzema (P)
52': Vinícius Júnior
61': Vinícius Júnior
88': Karim Benzema

FT
4 - 1

Valencia

76': Goncalo Guedes

Real Madrid see off Valencia to extend LaLiga lead

Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid beat Valencia 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday to go eight points clear at the top of the LaLiga table.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Casemiro.
4': Attempt blocked. Daniel Wass (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
4': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Casemiro.
5': Foul by Yunus Musah (Valencia).
5': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
6': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt saved. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
6': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
6': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia).
10': Hand ball by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
11': Cristiano Piccini (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
12': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Toni Kroos.
12': Attempt saved. Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
13': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
13': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Lucas Vázquez is caught offside.
14': Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
14': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Gayà.
17': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
18': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
18': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
22': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
22': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
24': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia).
25': Foul by Omar Alderete (Valencia).
25': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
26': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
26': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
27': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt saved. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
29': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
30': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
30': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
31': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
31': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
33': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
33': Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
33': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
37': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
37': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt blocked. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
39': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
39': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Offside, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
40': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
41': Penalty Real Madrid. Casemiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
41': Penalty conceded by Omar Alderete (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area.
43': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
45'+1': Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Valencia).
45'+1': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
47': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
47': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Valencia).
51': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Cristiano Piccini (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
54': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Hélder Costa (Valencia).
56': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
56': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Karim Benzema.
57': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Casemiro.
58': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Yunus Musah (Valencia).
58': Yunus Musah (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Ferland Mendy is caught offside.
60': Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
60': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
61': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
63': Attempt saved. Daniel Wass (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
63': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
63': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
63': Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Koba Koindredi replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Yunus Musah.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hélder Costa.
68': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
68': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Casemiro.
71': Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Gayà.
72': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
72': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
73': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
75': Penalty Valencia. Marcos André draws a foul in the penalty area.
75': Penalty conceded by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
75': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Penalty saved! Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Valencia 1. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
77': Substitution, Valencia. Rubén Iranzo replaces Cristiano Piccini.
77': Hand ball by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
78': Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev following a set piece situation.
78': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
78': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koba Koindredi.
79': Foul by Koba Koindredi (Valencia).
79': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
81': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia).
81': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Marcos André (Valencia).
82': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
83': Foul by Rubén Iranzo (Valencia).
83': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Koba Koindredi.
83': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
83': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Valencia).
84': Denis Cheryshev (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt saved. Manu Vallejo (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón.
86': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
86': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
86': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Vinícius Júnior.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
88': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Valencia 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Karim Benzema.
90'+1': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nacho (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Valencia 1.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Valencia 1.

Statistics

VAL		RMA
24	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	6
32.8	Possession	67.2
12	SHOTS	23
7	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
222	Accurate Passes	560
283	Passes	614
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	62
20	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	8
11	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
3	Interceptions	14
15	Effective Clearances	12
15	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 40,617

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	24	+40	51
2	Real Madrid	24	+29	51
3	Atlético Madrid	24	+23	50
4	Athletic Club	24	+16	45

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	David Alaba
3	Éder Militão
23	Ferland Mendy
17	Lucas Vázquez
14	Casemiro
8	Toni Kroos
10	Luka Modric
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
11	Marco Asensio

Real Madrid Substitutes:

Diego Piñeiro, Marcelo, Rodrygo, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Nacho, Federico Valverde, Dani Ceballos, Isco, Eduardo Camavinga, Eden Hazard.

Valencia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
15	Omar Alderete
12	Mouctar Diakhaby
14	José Gayà
24	Cristiano Piccini
18	Daniel Wass
6	Hugo Guillamón
7	Goncalo Guedes
11	Hélder Costa
4	Yunus Musah
9	Maxi Gómez

Valencia Substitutes:

Jesús Vázquez, Marcos André, Manu Vallejo, Uros Racic, Denis Cheryshev, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Pedro Alemañ, Áex Blanco, Rubén Iranzo, Cristhian Mosquera, Koba Koindredi, Jaume Doménech.

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