MADRID. Real Madrid estinguishes Real Valladolid 6-0 with goals of Rodrygo (23′), Karim Benzema (29′), Karim Benzema (32′), Karim Benzema (36′), Marco Asensio (73′) and Lucas Vázquez (90′). Real Madrid capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

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 Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the collaboration of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 60% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 17 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 29 times, 17 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Valladolid shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Real Valladolid received 1 yellow card (Iván Fresneda).

Standings

After this match, Real Madrid will have 59 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Real Valladolid will stay with 28 points like Cádiz to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will host Villarreal on the 8th of April with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (13 draws).

Real Valladolid will host Mallorca on the 9th of April with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Real Valladolid (1 draw).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois (7.1), Lucas Vázquez (6.8), Éder Militão (7.2), David Alaba (6.5), Eduardo Camavinga (7.4), Toni Kroos (8.2), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.8), Marco Asensio (8.8), Rodrygo (8.3), Vinícius Júnior (7.4) and Karim Benzema (9.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Carvajal, Andriy Lunin, Federico Valverde, Álvaro Odriozola (6.8), Álvaro Rodríguez, Luis López, Eden Hazard (6.4), Dani Ceballos (6.6), Luka Modrić and Jesús Vallejo (6.8).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: Vinicius Junior for Dani Ceballos (69′), Karim Benzema for Eden Hazard (65′), David Alaba for Jesús Vallejo (69′) and Rodrygo for Odriozola (82′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

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

His rating is (9.8) with 3 goals, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Sergio Asenjo (7.8), Iván Fresneda (6.0), Joaquín Fernández (6.0), Jawad El Yamiq (6.4), Luis Pérez (6.4), Roque Mesa (6.6), Martin Hongla (6.8), Monchu (6.8), Lucas Rosa (6.1), Gonzalo Plata (6.8) and Sergio León (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Iván Sánchez, Jordi Masip, Álvaro Aguado (6.6), Kike Pérez (6.5), Óscar Plano (6.2), Kenedy, Cyle Larin, David Torres (6.1), Sergio Escudero and Selim Amallah (6.6).

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Roque Mesa for Óscar Plano (46′), M. Hongla for Álvaro Aguado (46′), Luis Pérez for Kike Pérez (46′), Lucas Rosa for David Torres Ortiz (61′) and G. Plata for Selim Amallah (70′).

Best player: Sergio Asenjo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Valladolid was the goalkeeper: Sergio Asenjo. His rating is 7.75. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Atlético Madrid – Real Betis – 1-0
• Real Madrid – Real Valladolid – 6-0
• Villarreal – Real Sociedad – 2-0
• Celta de Vigo – Almería – 2-2