MADRID. Real Madrid prevails over Granada 1-0 after M. Asensio scored just 1 goal (74′). Real Madrid was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Madrid

1 - 0

Granada

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 21 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 134 Attack 73
  • 83 Dangerous attack 19
  • 82 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a strong ball possession 66% while Granada was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (L. Modric and M. Asensio). On the other side, Granada received 1 yellow card (G. Sanchez).

Match Timeline

Federico Valverde- sub ->E. Camavinga
46'
62'
65'
65'
Luka Modric - Yellow
69'
71'
71'
74'
75'
80'
Matías Arezo- sub ->M. Uzuni
81'
Nacho Fernández - sub ->Marcelo
84'
Dani Ceballos- sub ->L. Modric
87'
90'

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 playing this match, Real Madrid will have 53 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Granada will stay with 24 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Villarreal on the 12th of February with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (12 draws).

Granada will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 13th of February with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (4 draws).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Thibaut Courtois 1.Belgium
7.1
D
Marcelo 12.Brazil
7.7
84'
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
6.9
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.7
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
7.2
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
7.2
87' 69'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.6
M
Eduardo Camavinga 25.France
7.0
46'
F
Isco 22.Spain
7.3
65'
F
Marco Asensio 11.Spain
8.7
75' 74'
F
Rodrygo 21.Brazil
7.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Diego Piñeiro 45.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
6.5
84'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
87'
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.2
46'
F
Gareth Bale 18.Wales
F
Juanmi Latasa 29.Spain
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium
6.7
65'
F
Luka Jović 16.Serbia
6.8
65'

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

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois (7.1), Daniel Carvajal (6.7), Éder Militão (7.2), David Alaba (6.9), Marcelo (7.7), Luka Modrić (7.2), Eduardo Camavinga (7.0), Toni Kroos (7.6), Marco Asensio (8.7), Isco (7.3) and Rodrygo (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Piñeiro, Gareth Bale, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Ceballos, Juanmi Latasa, Federico Valverde (7.2), Eden Hazard (6.7), Andriy Lunin, Nacho Fernández (6.5) and Luka Jović (6.8).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: E. Camavinga for F. Valverde (46′), Isco for L. Jovic (65′), Rodrygo for E. Hazard (65′), Marcelo for N. Fernandez (84′) and L. Modric for D. Ceballos (87′).

Best player: Marco Asensio​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Marco Asensio.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 36 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Luís Maximiano 1.Portugal
9.0
D
Germán Sánchez 6.Spain
7.1
90'
D
Quini 17.Spain
6.4
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
7.4
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
7.1
M
Maxime Gonalons 4.France
7.3
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
6.8
71'
M
Luis Milla 5.Spain
6.4
81'
M
Myrto Uzuni 24.Albania
6.8
80'
F
Álex Collado 35.Spain
6.5
71'
F
Luis Javier Suárez 9.Colombia
6.2
62'
Substitutes
G
Aarón Escandell 13.Spain
D
Víctor Díaz 16.Spain
D
Domingos Duarte 22.Portugal
D
Sergio Escudero 3.Spain
D
Pepe Sánchez 27.Spain
M
Rochina 21.Spain
6.2
81'
M
Isma Ruiz 26.Spain
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
6.6
71'
M
Ángel Montoro 19.Spain
F
Matías Arezo 14.Uruguay
6.8
80'
F
Dani Raba 12.Spain
6.4
71'
F
Jorge Molina 23.Spain
6.2
62'

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

Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano (9.0), Quini (6.4), Germán Sánchez (7.1), Raul Torrente Navarro (7.1), Carlos Neva (7.4), Antonio Puertas (6.8), Maxime Gonalons (7.3), Luis Milla (6.4), Myrto Uzuni (6.8), Alex Collado (6.5) and Luis Javier Suárez (6.2).

They had on the bench: Matías Arezo (6.8), Víctor Díaz, Domingos Duarte, Sergio Escudero, Ruben Rochina (6.2), Dani Raba (6.4), Isma Ruiz, Pepe Sánchez, Njegoš Petrović (6.6), Aarón Escandell, Jorge Molina (6.2) and Ángel Montoro.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: L. Suarez for J. Molina (62′), A. Puertas for D. Raba (71′), A. Collado for N. Petrovic (71′), M. Uzuni for R. Rochina (80′) and L. Milla for M. Arezo (81′).

Best player: Luis Maximiano​

The most impressive player for Granada was the goalkeeper: Luis Maximiano. His rating is 8.95. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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