LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Real Madrid was capable to reverse the score against Las Palmas to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Las Palmas to strike first with a goal of Javier Muñoz at the 53′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Aurélien Tchouaméni gave the win to Real Madrid in the 84′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado with the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Néstor Holgueras Castellanos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.69 degrees Celsius or 72.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Las Palmas

1 - 2

Real Madrid

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 61 Attack 110
  • 26 Dangerous attack 58
  • 71 Ball safe 49
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Las Palmas was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the contest.​

Las Palmas shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Las Palmas received 3 yellow cards (Javier Muñoz, Máximo Perrone and Kirian Rodríguez). Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Rodrygo).

Match Timeline

5'
Rodrygo- Yellow
Javier Muñoz(goal)Sandro Ramírez
53'
Kirian Rodríguez- Yellow
55'
59'
Joselu - sub ->Brahim Díaz
59'
Federico Valverde- sub ->Dani Ceballos
65'
Vinicius Junior (goal)Eduardo Camavinga
Juanma Herzog- sub ->Marvin Park
69'
Enzo Loiodice- sub ->Alberto Moleiro
69'
Marc Cardona- sub ->Sandro Ramírez
78'
Pejiño- sub ->Munir El Haddadi
78'
81'
Arda Güler- sub ->Rodrygo
81'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- sub ->Eduardo Camavinga
Javier Muñoz- Yellow
82'
84'
Aurélien Tchouaméni(goal)Toni Kroos
Sory Kaba- sub ->Javier Muñoz
89'
90'
Ferland Mendy- sub ->Vinicius Junior
Maximo Perrone- Yellow
90'
90'
Ferland Mendy- Yellow
90'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this match, Las Palmas stays with 31 points to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will has 54 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will play away against Granada on the 4th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.

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).

Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas
G
Álvaro Valles 13.Spain
7.0
D
Sergi Cardona 3.Spain
7.0
D
Alex Suárez 4.Spain
7.0
D
Mika Mármol 15.Spain
6.8
D
Marvin Park 2.Spain
7.5
69'
M
Javier Muñoz 5.Spain
7.3
89' 82' 53'
M
Maximo Perrone 8.Argentina
6.8
90'
M
Alberto Moleiro 10.Spain
6.4
69'
M
Munir El Haddadi 17.Morocco
7.7
78'
M
Kirian Rodríguez 20.Spain
6.8
55'
F
Sandro Ramírez 9.Spain
7.3
78'
Substitutes
G
Aarón Escandell 1.Spain
D
Juanma Herzog 31.Spain
6.6
69'
D
Daley Sinkgraven 18.Netherlands
M
Pejiño 24.Spain
6.4
78'
M
Fabio González 25.Spain
M
I. González 29.Spain
M
Enzo Loiodice 12.France
6.4
69'
F
Marc Cardona 19.Spain
6.8
78'
F
Cristian Herrera 7.Spain
F
Sory Kaba 16.Guinea
6.4
89'

Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Valles (7.0), Marvin Park (7.5), Alex Suárez (7.0), Mika Mármol (6.8), Sergi Cardona (7.0), Munir El Haddadi (7.7), Javier Muñoz (7.3), Máximo Perrone (6.8), Kirian Rodríguez (6.8), Alberto Moleiro (6.4) and Sandro Ramírez (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Herzog (6.6), Aarón Escandell, Cristian Herrera, Enzo Loiodice (6.4), Sory Kaba (6.4), Daley Sinkgraven, Marc Cardona (6.8), Pejiño (6.4), Fabio González, Iñaki González and Alex Gonzalez.

Substitutions

Las Palmas made 4 changes: Alberto Moleiro for Enzo Loiodice (69′), Sandro Ramírez for Marc Cardona (78′), Munir El Haddadi for Pejiño (78′) and Javier Muñoz for Sory Kaba (89′).

Player of the match: Munir El Haddadi​

The most impressive player for Las Palmas was Munir El Haddadi.

His rating is 7.7 with 23 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
7.0
D
Fran García 20.Spain
7.7
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.4
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
7.0
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
7.3
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
8.1
81'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
7.5
59'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
8.8
M
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
6.7
59'
F
Vinicius Junior 7.Brazil
6.7
90' 65'
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
7.0
81' 5'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Cañizares 31.Spain
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
6.6
90' 90'
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
6.7
59'
M
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
M
Arda Güler 24.Turkey
6.7
81'
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.7
81' 90' 84'
F
Joselu 14.Spain
6.8
59'

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

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Andriy Lunin (7.0), Daniel Carvajal (6.4), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), Nacho Fernández (7.0), Fran García (7.7), Dani Ceballos (7.5), Eduardo Camavinga (8.1), Toni Kroos (8.8), Brahim Díaz (6.7), Rodrygo (7.0) and Vinicius Junior  (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Luka Modric , Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.7), Ferland Mendy (6.6), Kepa Arrizabalaga, Joselu (6.8), Federico Valverde (6.7), Lucas Vázquez, Arda Güler  (6.7) and Lucas Cañizares.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: Brahim Díaz for Joselu (59′), Dani Ceballos for Federico Valverde (59′), Rodrygo for Arda Güler  (81′), Eduardo Camavinga for Aurélien Tchouaméni (81′) and Vinicius Junior  for Ferland Mendy (90′).

Player of the match: Toni Kroos​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Toni Kroos even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.8 with 93 passes (95% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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