Real Madrid overcomes FC Barcelona 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid defeats FC Barcelona 3-1.

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John Ross
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Real Madrid overcomes FC Barcelona 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid overcomes FC Barcelona 3-1. Real Madrid got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from K. Benzema (12′) and F. Valverde (35′). FC Barcelona tried to recover with a goal from F. Torres (83′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Rodrygo for Real Madrid. FC Barcelona lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Madrid

3 - 1

Team 1

FC Barcelona

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 9 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 14
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 79 Attack 124
  • 36 Dangerous attack 55
  • 102 Ball safe 82
  • 17 Free Kicks 14
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 57% while Real Madrid was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Madrid was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Real Madrid shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Vinicius Junior and L. Modric). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Gavi and F. Kessie).

Match Timeline

12'
Vinicius Junior - Yellow
30'
Federico Valverde(goal)F. Mendy
35'
60'
Ferran Torres- sub ->Raphinha
60'
60'
Gavi- sub ->S. Busquets
73'
Luka Modric - Yellow
75'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->L. Modric
78'
81'
Gavi- Yellow
83'
83'
Ferran Torres(goal)R. Lewandowski
Rodrygo- sub ->Vinicius Junior
85'
Antonio Rüdiger- sub ->D. Carvajal
88'
88'
Rodrygo(penalty)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Real Madrid will have 25 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona will stay with 22 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will host Sevilla on the 22nd of October with a 25-11 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Athletic Club on the 23rd of October with a 31-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
6.8
D
David Alaba  4.Austria
6.8
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.7
88'
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
7.0
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
7.1
M
Luka Modric  10.Croatia
7.1
78' 75'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.9
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
6.5
F
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.2
Goals35'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
7.1
88' Goals12'
F
Vinicius Junior  20.Brazil
6.6
85' 30'
Substitutes
G
Luis López 26.Spain
G
Lucas Cañizares 30.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández  6.Spain
D
Álvaro Odriozola 16.Spain
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
88'
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
6.8
78'
M
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
F
Marco Asensio 11.Spain
88'
F
Mariano Díaz 24.Dominican Republic
F
Rodrygo 21.Brazil
85' Goals90'
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium

Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Andriy Lunin (6.8), Daniel Carvajal (6.7), Éder Militão (7.1), David Alaba (6.8), Ferland Mendy (7.0), Luka Modrić (7.1), Aurélien Tchouaméni (6.5), Toni Kroos (7.9), Federico Valverde (7.2), Karim Benzema (7.1) and Vinícius Júnior (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Luis López, Marco Asensio, Nacho Fernández, Mariano Díaz, Rodrygo, Lucas Cañizares, Álvaro Odriozola, Antonio Rüdiger, Eduardo Camavinga (6.8), Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez and Eden Hazard.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: L. Modric for E. Camavinga (78′), Vinicius Junior for Rodrygo (85′), D. Carvajal for A. Rudiger (88′) and K. Benzema for M. Asensio (88′).

Best player: Toni Kroos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Toni Kroos even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.3
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
6.8
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
6.9
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.8
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
6.6
60'
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
6.9
60'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.0
M
Pedri 8.Spain
6.8
83'
F
Robert Lewandowski  9.Poland
6.8
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
6.3
73'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
7.2
60'
Substitutes
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
G
Iñaki Peña 26.Spain
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
6.5
60'
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
83' 90'
M
Gavi 30.Spain
6.5
60' 81'
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
7.1
60' Goals83'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.8
73'

Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.3), Sergi Roberto (6.8), Jules Koundé (6.9), Eric García (6.8), Alejandro Balde (6.6), Frenkie de Jong (7.0), Sergio Busquets (6.9), Pedri (6.8), Raphinha (7.2), Robert Lewandowski (6.8) and Ousmane Dembélé (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Arnau Tenas, Marcos Alonso, Gerard Piqué, Ferran Torres (7.1), Franck Kessié, Iñaki Peña, Jordi Alba (6.5), Gavi (6.5), Pablo Torre and Ansu Fati (6.8).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Raphinha for F. Torres (60′), A. Balde for J. Alba (60′), S. Busquets for Gavi (60′), O. Dembele for A. Fati (73′) and Pedri for F. Kessie (83′).

Best player: Raphinha​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Raphinha.

His rating is (7.2) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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