Real Madrid beats Almería after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid had a remarkable comeback against Almería.

By
Mark Hall
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Real Madrid beats Almería after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid had a amazing comeback against Almería. Real Madrid was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) 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 4:15 pm local time. In front of 72,044 spectators.​ The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso who had the assistance of Abraham Pérez Dapía and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.08 degrees Celsius or 48.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Madrid

3 - 2

Team 1

Almería

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 18 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 139 Attack 48
  • 99 Dangerous attack 25
  • 106 Ball safe 96
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 73% while Almería was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more pushing with 99 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almería shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Eduardo Camavinga, Daniel Carvajal and Jude Bellingham ). Regarding the opposition, Almería received 6 yellow cards (Edgar González, Dion Lopy, Gaizka Garitano Aguirre, Alejandro Pozo, Luis Javier Suárez and Largie Ramazani).

Match Timeline

1'
Largie Ramazani(goal)Lucas Robertone
43'
Edgar González(goal)
Brahim Díaz- sub ->Nacho Fernández
46'
Fran García- sub ->Ferland Mendy
46'
Joselu - sub ->Rodrygo
46'
52'
Largie Ramazani- Yellow
Jude Bellingham(penalty)
57'
62'
Sergio Arribas(VAR)
64'
Dion Lopy- Yellow
Jude Bellingham(VAR)
77'
Vinicius Junior (goal)Aurélien Tchouaméni
67'
Vinicius Junior (VAR)
69'
70'
Luis Javier Suárez- sub ->Marko Milovanović
Dani Ceballos- sub ->Federico Valverde
70'
70'
Alejandro Pozo- sub ->Marc Pubill
75'
Alejandro Pozo- Yellow
77'
Adrián Embarba- sub ->Largie Ramazani
77'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->Toni Kroos
82'
84'
Edgar González- Yellow
85'
Gonzalo Melero- sub ->Lucas Robertone
Eduardo Camavinga- Yellow
90'
Daniel Carvajal(goal)Jude Bellingham 
90'
Daniel Carvajal- Yellow
90'
Jude Bellingham- Yellow
90'
90'
Luis Javier Suárez- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
FC Barcelona
73
33
Girona
71
33
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
33
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After playing this match, Real Madrid has 51 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Almería will stays with 6 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Getafe on the 14th of January with a 25-6 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (4 draws).

Almería will host Deportivo Alavés on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Alavés (2 draws).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain
6.4
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
6.4
46'
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
8.2
90' Goals90'
D
Nacho Fernández  6.Spain
6.6
46'
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
6.7
M
Jude Bellingham 5.England
8.8
90' Goals57'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.9
82'
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.1
70'
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
8.1
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
7.0
46'
F
Vinicius Junior  7.Brazil
7.3
Goals67'
Substitutes
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
G
Diego Piñeiro 26.Spain
D
Fran García 20.Spain
7.0
46'
M
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
6.8
70'
M
Arda Güler 24.Turkey
M
Luka Modric  10.Croatia
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
7.0
82' 90'
M
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
7.0
46'
F
Joselu  14.Spain
7.1
46'

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: Kepa Arrizabalaga (6.4), Daniel Carvajal (8.2), Antonio Rüdiger (6.7), Nacho Fernández (6.6), Ferland Mendy (6.4), Federico Valverde (7.1), Aurélien Tchouaméni (8.1), Toni Kroos (7.9), Jude Bellingham  (8.8), Rodrygo (7.0) and Vinicius Junior  (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Modric , Eduardo Camavinga (7.0), Joselu (7.1), Fran García (7.0), Brahim Díaz (7.0), Andriy Lunin, Lucas Vázquez, Dani Ceballos (6.8), Arda Güler  and Diego Piñeiro.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Nacho Fernández for Brahim Díaz (46′), Ferland Mendy for Fran García (46′), Rodrygo for Joselu (46′), Federico Valverde for Dani Ceballos (70′) and Toni Kroos for Eduardo Camavinga (82′).

Player of the match: Jude Bellingham ​

The most impressive player for Real Madrid was Jude Bellingham .

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 52 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 18.

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.4
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
6.3
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
7.3
84' Goals43'
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
6.3
D
Marc Pubill 18.Spain
6.7
70'
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.6
M
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
7.0
77' 52' Goals1'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.9
85'
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
6.8
64'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
6.4
77'
F
Marezi 29.Serbia
6.8
70'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
6.8
70' 75'
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
6.3
85'
M
Martin Svidersky 33.Slovakia
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
6.7
77'
F
Luis Javier Suárez 9.Colombia
6.6
70' 90'
F
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
6.8
77'

Almería started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Luís Maximiano (6.4), Marc Pubill (6.7), Kaiky (6.3), Edgar González (7.3), Chumi (6.6), Sergio Akieme (6.3), Sergio Arribas (6.4), Dion Lopy (6.8), Lucas Robertone (7.9), Largie Ramazani (7.0) and Marko Milovanović (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Javier Suárez (6.6), Adrián Embarba (6.8), Diego Mariño, Gonzalo Melero (6.3), Fernando Martínez, Lázaro (6.7), Alejandro Pozo (6.8), Álex Centelles, Marcos Pena, Paco Sanz Mora and Martin Svidersky.

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Lucas Robertone for Gonzalo Melero (85′), Largie Ramazani for Adrián Embarba (77′), Sergio Arribas for Lázaro (77′), Marko Milovanović for Luis Javier Suárez (70′) and Marc Pubill for Alejandro Pozo (70′).

Player of the match: Lucas Robertone​

The most impressive player for Almería was Lucas Robertone.

His rating is 7.9 with 17 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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