VALLADOLID. Real Madrid beats Real Valladolid 2-0 after K. Benzema  scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero assisted by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Álvaro López Parra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a strong ball possession 61% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.​

Real Valladolid shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (Javi Sánchez and Joaquín Fernández). Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Real Valladolid) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (82′).

Standings

After playing this match, Real Valladolid will stay with 17 points like Girona, Almería and Getafe to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid will have 38 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away with Mallorca on the 7th of January with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Real Valladolid (1 draw).

Real Madrid will host Valencia on the 2nd of February with a 20-7 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (9 draws).

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Jordi Masip (7.4), Iván Fresneda (7.1), Joaquín Fernández (6.2), Javi Sánchez (6.6), Sergio Escudero (6.6), Roque Mesa (7.0), Monchu (7.0), Álvaro Aguado (6.9), Iván Sánchez (7.0), Sergio León (6.8) and Óscar Plano (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Kenedy, Diego Moreno, Shon Weissman (6.7), Lucas Rosa, Juan Narváez, Sergi Guardiola, Kike Pérez (6.6), Mickaël Malsa, Gonzalo Plata (6.4), Sergio Asenjo, Luis Pérez (6.2) and David Torres.

Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of Luis Pérez (injured).

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Iván Sánchez for Gonzalo Plata (55′), Escudero for Luis Pérez (59′), Roque Mesa for Kike Pérez (60′), Óscar Plano for Kenedy (84′) and Monchu for Shon Weissman (84′).

Best player: Jordi Masip​

The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was the goalkeeper: Jordi Masip. His rating is 7.43. He performed 5 saves.

Real Madrid – Formation

Also Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (8.1), Daniel Carvajal (6.9), Antonio Rüdiger (7.0), David Alaba (6.5), Ferland Mendy (6.8), Federico Valverde (7.1), Toni Kroos (7.8), Dani Ceballos (7.0), Marco Asensio (7.3), Karim Benzema (8.1) and Vinícius Júnior (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis López, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga (7.1), Eden Hazard, Nacho Fernández, Luka Modrić, Lucas Vázquez (6.7), Rodrygo (6.8) and Álvaro Odriozola.

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Lucas Vázquez (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Daniel Carvajal for Lucas Vázquez (59′), Marco Asensio for Rodrygo (60′), Dani Ceballos for Eduardo Camavinga (69′), Federico Valverde for Aurélien Tchouameni (87′) and Vinicius Junior for Luka Modric (88′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Karim Benzema.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Cádiz – Almería – 1-1
• Real Valladolid – Real Madrid – 0-2
• Getafe – Mallorca – 2-0
• Celta de Vigo – Sevilla – 1-1