MADRID. Real Madrid demolishes Valencia 5-1 with goals of Daniel Carvajal (3′), Vinicius Junior (42′), Vinicius Junior (49′), Rodrygo (50′) and Rodrygo (84′). Talking about the opposition, Valencia scored with Hugo Duro (88′). Real Madrid made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 72,475 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 82
- 44 Dangerous attack 41
- 86 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 26
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 56% while Valencia was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Madrid was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Valencia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (Eduardo Camavinga). Regarding the opposition, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Paulista, Dimitri Foulquier and Pepelu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Real Madrid will have 32 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will stay with 18 points like Las Palmas and Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will host Deportivo Alavés on the 15th of May with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).
Valencia will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 26th of May with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (2 draws).
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Jude Bellingham, Andriy Lunin
, Daniel Carvajal , Nacho Fernández , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Federico Valverde , Eduardo Camavinga , Toni Kroos , Brahim Díaz , Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior .The home team had on the bench: Fran García
, Joselu , Luka Modric , Lucas Vázquez , Diego Piñeiro, Fran García, Nico Paz and Edgar Puyol.Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Luka Modric (injured), Fran García (injured) and Nico Paz (injured).
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 5 changes: Federico Valverde for Luka Modric (60′), Ferland Mendy for Fran García (71′), Brahim Díaz for Lucas Vázquez (71′), Vinicius Junior for Joselu (82′) and Daniel Carvajal for Nico Paz (82′).
Best player: Vinicius Junior
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Vinicius Junior .
His rating is
with 2 goals, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili
, Thierry Correia , Cristhian Mosquera , Gabriel Paulista , José Luis Gayà , Pepelu , Javier Guerra , Fran Pérez , Diego Lopez Noguerol , Sergi Canós , Hugo Duro .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Hugo Guillamón
, Cristian Rivero, Cenk Özkaçar, Roman Yaremchuk , Dimitri Foulquier , Jesús Vázquez, Pablo Gozálbez, Hugo González and Yarek Gasiorowski .Valencia could not rely on the presence of Hugo González (injured), Roman Yaremchuk (injured) and Yarek Gasiorowski (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Sergi Canós for Hugo Guillamón (64′), Thierry Correia for Dimitri Foulquier (55′), Fran Pérez for Hugo González (70′), Pepelu for Roman Yaremchuk (70′) and José Luis Gayà for Yarek Gasiorowski (55′).
Best player: Thierry Correia
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Thierry Correia.
His rating is
with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Almería – Real Sociedad – 1-3
- Osasuna – Las Palmas – 1-1
- Rayo Vallecano – Girona – 1-2
- Granada – Getafe – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Valencia – 5-1