Real Madrid annihilates Valencia 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid liquidates Valencia 4-1 with goals of

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Real Madrid annihilates Valencia 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid liquidates Valencia 4-1 with goals of K. Benzema (43′ pen), Vinicius Junior (52′), Vinicius Junior (61′) and K. Benzema (88′). On the opposite side, Valencia scored with ​G. Guedes (76′). Real Madrid was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

G. Guedes missed a decisive penalty (76′). That would have allowed Valencia to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the collaboration of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Madrid

4 - 1

Team 1

Valencia

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 23 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 16 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 85
  • 57 Dangerous attack 42
  • 72 Ball safe 63
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 15 Total 24
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 67% while Valencia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Casemiro, E. Militao and F. Mendy). On the other side, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (C. Piccini, Y. Musah and D. Cheryshev).

Match Timeline

14'
Éder Militão- Yellow
26'
43'
51'
Vinicius Junior (goal)
52'
58'
Vinicius Junior (goal)
61'
66'
66'
66'
Dani Ceballos- sub ->L. Modric
70'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->Casemiro
70'
Ferland Mendy- Yellow
76'
76'
76'
77'
83'
84'
Nacho Fernández - sub ->Lucas
87'
Federico Valverde- sub ->Vinicius Junior
87'
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this contest, Real Madrid will have 49 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Valencia will stay with 28 points like Villarreal to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will host Elche on the 23rd of January with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).

Valencia will host Sevilla on the 19th of January with a 21-13 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (6 draws).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Thibaut Courtois  1.Belgium
8.0
D
David Alaba  4.Austria
6.5
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
6.8
76'
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
7.4
26'
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
7.3
87'
M
Luka Modric  10.Croatia
7.3
70'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.8
M
Casimiro 14.Brazil
7.1
70' 14'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
9.1
89' Goals43', 88'
F
Marco Asensio 11.Spain
6.1
F
Vinicius Junior  20.Brazil
8.2
87' Goals52', 61'
Substitutes
G
Diego Piñeiro 45.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Nacho Fernández  6.Spain
87'
D
Marcelo 12.Brazil
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
87'
M
Isco 22.Spain
89'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
6.6
70'
M
Eduardo Camavinga 25.France
6.5
70'
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium
F
Rodrygo 21.Brazil

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

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois (8.0), Lucas Vázquez (7.3), Éder Militão (7.4), David Alaba (6.5), Ferland Mendy (6.8), Luka Modrić (7.3), Casemiro (7.1), Toni Kroos (7.8), Marco Asensio (6.1), Karim Benzema (9.1) and Vinícius Júnior (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nacho Fernández, Federico Valverde, Isco, Dani Ceballos (6.6), Diego Piñeiro, Marcelo, Eden Hazard, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga (6.5), Andriy Lunin and Jesús Vallejo.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: L. Modric for D. Ceballos (70′), Casemiro for E. Camavinga (70′), Lucas for N. Fernandez (87′), Vinicius Junior for F. Valverde (87′) and K. Benzema for Isco (89′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

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

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Jasper Cillessen 13.Netherlands
6.3
D
Cristiano Piccini 24.Italy
6.8
77' 51'
D
José Gayà  14.Spain
6.3
D
Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay
5.8
D
Mouctar Diakhaby  12.Guinea
6.4
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.9
M
Daniel Wass 18.Denmark
6.2
M
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
7.0
Goals76'
M
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal
6.1
66'
F
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.2
66' 58'
F
Maxi Gómez 9.Uruguay
6.6
66'
Substitutes
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 28.Georgia
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
D
Jesús Vázquez 32.Spain
D
Cristhian Mosquera 37.Spain
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 39.Spain
6.3
77'
M
Koba Koindredi 27.France
6.6
66'
M
Denis Cheryshev 17.Russia
6.8
66' 84'
M
P. Serra 26.Spain
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
F
Álex Blanco 16.Spain
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.5
66'
F
Manu Vallejo 21.Spain
6.6
83'

Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jasper Cillessen (6.3), Cristiano Piccini (6.8), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.4), Omar Alderete (5.8), José Luis Gayà (6.3), Hélder Costa (6.1), Hugo Guillamón (6.9), Daniel Wass (6.2), Gonçalo Guedes (7.0), Maximiliano Gómez (6.6) and Yunus Musah (6.2).

They had on the bench: Jesús Vázquez, Koba Koindredi (6.6), Denis Cheryshev (6.8), Álex Blanco, Cristhian Mosquera, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jaume Doménech, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Marcos de Sousa (6.5), Rubén Iranzo (6.3), Uroš Račić and Manu Vallejo (6.6).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Y. Musah for D. Cheryshev (66′), M. Gomez for Marcos Andre (66′), H. Costa for K. Koindredi (66′), C. Piccini for R. Iranzo (77′) and K. Koindredi for M. Vallejo (83′).

Best player: Gonçalo Guedes​

The most impressive player for Valencia was Gonçalo Guedes.

His rating is (7.0) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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