MADRID. Real Madrid was eventually too good for Deportivo Alavés with the goal of M. Asensio (63′), Vinicius Junior (80′) and K. Benzema (90′ pen). Real Madrid was vastly better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero who was helped by Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Luis Collado López. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 70% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 109 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match​.

Real Madrid shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Deportivo Alavés shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (L. Modric). On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (M. Loum).

Standings

After this match, Real Madrid will have 57 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 20 points like Cádiz to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 26th of February with a 12-1 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).

Deportivo Alavés will play away agasint Getafe on the 26th of February with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Real Madrid – Formation

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 (7.5), Éder Militão (7.3), David Alaba (6.9), Ferland Mendy (7.1), Federico Valverde (7.7), Casemiro (8.0), Luka Modrić (7.8), Marco Asensio (7.6), Karim Benzema (8.6) and Vinícius Júnior (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Isco, Marcelo (6.8), Andriy Lunin, Nacho Fernández, Toni Kroos, Lucas Vázquez, Gareth Bale, Luka Jović, Eden Hazard (6.4), Dani Ceballos (6.6), Eduardo Camavinga and Rodrygo (7.4).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: M. Asensio for D. Ceballos (82′), L. Modric for Rodrygo (82′), Vinicius Junior for E. Hazard (85′), F. Mendy for Marcelo (85′) and D. Carvajal for Lucas (87′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

The most impressive player for Real Madrid was Karim Benzema.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 43 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

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

José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria played with: Fernando Pacheco (7.0), Nahuel Tenaglia (6.8), Matthew Miazga (6.4), Florian Lejeune (6.6), Rubén Duarte (6.8), Tomás Pina (7.1), Jason (6.5), Gonzalo Escalante (6.5), Mamadou Loum (6.3), Luis Rioja (6.5) and Joselu (6.6).

They had on the bench: Pere Pons (5.9), Abdelkabir Abqar, Javi López, Antonio Sivera, Martín Aguirregabiria, Facundo Pellistri, Manu Vallejo (6.8), Toni Moya (6.3), Manu García, Ximo Navarro (6.3), Miguel De La Fuente and Edgar Méndez (6.4).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Jason for P. Pons (61′), G. Escalante for E. Mendez (72′), L. Rioja for M. Vallejo (72′), R. Duarte for X. Navarro (83′) and M. Loum for T. Moya (83′).

Best player: Tomás Pina​

The most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Tomás Pina.

His rating is (7.1) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

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

• Cádiz – Getafe – 1-1
• Granada – Villarreal – 1-4
• Osasuna – Atlético Madrid – 0-3
• Real Madrid – Deportivo Alavés – 3-0