TIRASPOL. Real Madrid was after all too much to handle for Sheriff with the goal of D. Alaba (30′), T. Kroos (45′) and K. Benzema (55′). Real Madrid was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena stadium in Tiraspol on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Szymon Marciniak with the collaboration of Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Tomasz Musial. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 13 Total 16
- 5 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 70 Attack 150
- 30 Dangerous attack 104
- 62 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 70% while Sheriff was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 104 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.
Sheriff shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sheriff received 1 yellow card (Fernando Costanza). Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (F. Mendy).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this contest, Sheriff will stay with 6 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Real Madrid will have 12 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Sheriff will play away against Shakhtar Donetsk on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sheriff (0 draws).
Real Madrid will host Inter on the 7th of December with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).
Sheriff – Formation
Sheriff
29'
59'
Sheriff started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yury Vernydub decided to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis , Fernando Costanza , Danilo Arboleda , Gustavo Dulanto , Cristiano , Edmund Addo , Sebastien Thill , Bruno , Dimitrios Kolovos , Frank Castañeda and Adama Traore .
The home team had on the bench: Keston Julien , Serghei Paşcenco, Alexandr Belousov, Stjepan Radeljić, Boban Nikolov , Dumitru Celeadnic, Maxim Cojocaru , Jasurbek Yakhshiboev, Momo Yansane and Serafim Cojocari.
Sheriff could not rely on the presence of M. Cojocaru (injured).
Substitutions
Sheriff made 4 changes: D. Kolovos for B. Nikolov (59′), F. Castaneda for M. Yansane (59′), Bruno for K. Julien (59′) and A. Traore for M. Cojocaru (81′).
Best player: Sebastien Thill
The most impressive player for Sheriff was Sebastien Thill.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid
30'
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois , Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Rodrygo , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
They had on the bench: Antonio Blanco , Marco Asensio , Luis López, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Jović, Jesús Vallejo, Marcelo , Nacho Fernández , Mariano Díaz, Isco, Lucas Vázquez and Andriy Lunin.
Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of N. Fernandez (injured).
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 5 changes: F. Mendy for Marcelo (61′), D. Alaba for N. Fernandez (65′), D. Carvajal for Lucas (65′), Casemiro for A. Blanco (84′) and Rodrygo for M. Asensio (84′).
Best player: Toni Kroos
The most impressive player for Real Madrid was Toni Kroos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 117 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Sheriff – Real Madrid – 0-3
- Sporting CP – Borussia Dortmund – 3-1
- Inter – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-0
- Beşiktaş – Ajax – 1-2
- Liverpool – Porto – 2-0
- Atlético Madrid – Milan – 0-1
- Club Brugge – RB Leipzig – 0-5
- Manchester City – Paris Saint Germain – 2-1
