MADRID. Real Madrid overcomes FC Barcelona 3-1. Real Madrid got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from K. Benzema (12′) and F. Valverde (35′). FC Barcelona tried to recover with a goal from F. Torres (83′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Rodrygo for Real Madrid. FC Barcelona lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 14
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 79 Attack 124
- 36 Dangerous attack 55
- 102 Ball safe 82
- 17 Free Kicks 14
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 57% while Real Madrid was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Madrid was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Real Madrid shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Vinicius Junior and L. Modric). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Gavi and F. Kessie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Real Madrid will have 25 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona will stay with 22 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will host Sevilla on the 22nd of October with a 25-11 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Athletic Club on the 23rd of October with a 31-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Andriy Lunin
, Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Toni Kroos , Federico Valverde , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .The home team had on the bench: Luis López, Marco Asensio, Nacho Fernández, Mariano Díaz, Rodrygo, Lucas Cañizares, Álvaro Odriozola, Antonio Rüdiger, Eduardo Camavinga
, Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez and Eden Hazard.Substitutions
Real Madrid made 4 changes: L. Modric for E. Camavinga (78′), Vinicius Junior for Rodrygo (85′), D. Carvajal for A. Rudiger (88′) and K. Benzema for M. Asensio (88′).
Best player: Toni Kroos
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Toni Kroos even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.FC Barcelona – Formation
Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen
, Sergi Roberto , Jules Koundé , Eric García , Alejandro Balde , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Pedri , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembélé .These were the players on the bench: Arnau Tenas, Marcos Alonso, Gerard Piqué, Ferran Torres
, Franck Kessié, Iñaki Peña, Jordi Alba , Gavi , Pablo Torre and Ansu Fati .Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Raphinha for F. Torres (60′), A. Balde for J. Alba (60′), S. Busquets for Gavi (60′), O. Dembele for A. Fati (73′) and Pedri for F. Kessie (83′).
Best player: Raphinha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Raphinha.
His rating is
with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Real Sociedad – 1-2
- Real Betis – Almería – 3-1
- Real Madrid – FC Barcelona – 3-1
- Espanyol – Real Valladolid – 1-0