MADRID. Real Madrid beats Sevilla 1-0 after L. Modric scored just 1 goal (81′). Real Madrid was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) 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. In front of 74,969 spectators. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the help of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.56 degrees Celsius or 49.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 6 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 66
- 97 Dangerous attack 26
- 72 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 64% while Sevilla was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Toni Kroos and Carlo Ancelotti). Regarding the opposition, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Ocampos, Tanguy Nianzou and Djibril Sow).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Madrid has 65 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sevilla will stays with 24 points like Mallorca to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away with Valencia on the 3rd of March with a 22-9 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (8 draws).
Sevilla will host Real Sociedad on the 3rd of March with a 14-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid
75'
35'
81'
Real Madrid started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Andriy Lunin , Lucas Vázquez , Antonio Rüdiger , Nacho Fernández , Ferland Mendy , Federico Valverde , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Toni Kroos , Brahim Díaz , Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior .
The home team had on the bench: Luka Modric , Dani Ceballos , Fran García, Arda Güler , Kepa Arrizabalaga, Diego Piñeiro, Álvaro Rodríguez and Jacobo Ramón Naveros.
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 3 changes: Nacho Fernández for Luka Modric (75′), Brahim Díaz for Dani Ceballos (90′) and Rodrygo for Álvaro Rodríguez (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 the decisive goal.
His rating is with 117 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
Sevilla started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Enrique Sánchez Flores played with: Ørjan Nyland , Jesús Navas , Loïc Badé , Sergio Ramos , Kike Salas , Lucas Ocampos , Óliver Torres , Boubakary Soumaré , Djibril Sow , Youssef En-Nesyri and Isaac Romero .
These were the players on the bench: Marko Dmitrović, Suso , Alejo Véliz , Tanguy Nianzou , Adnan Januzaj , Juanlu Sánchez , Alberto Flores, Xavi Sintes, Stanis Idumbo Muzambo, Hannibal Mejbri and Adrià Pedrosa.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: Óliver Torres for Suso (75′), Jesús Navas for Juanlu Sánchez (75′), Isaac Romero for Alejo Véliz (75′), Lucas Ocampos for Adnan Januzaj (90′) and Kike Salas for Tanguy Nianzou (90′).
Player of the match: Loïc Badé
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Loïc Badé.
His rating is with 32 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Betis – Athletic Club – 3-1
- Cádiz – Celta de Vigo – 2-2
- Las Palmas – Osasuna – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Sevilla – 1-0
