Match report

Real Madrid Defeats Granada CF 2-1 in La Liga

Granada CF
Granada CF
1–2
FT
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Jul 13, 2020

Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Granada CF in a La Liga match. Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema scored early goals for Real Madrid, while D. Machís pulled one back for Granada. Despite a spirited second-half comeback, Granada could not overcome the early deficit.

Key Facts

  • • Real Madrid took the lead through Ferland Mendy in the 10th minute, assisted by Casemiro.
  • • Karim Benzema doubled Real Madrid's lead with a goal in the 16th minute, assisted by Luka Modrić.
  • • D. Machís scored for Granada in the 50th minute, reducing the deficit with an assist from Y. Herrera.
  • • Granada made several substitutions in the second half, including Y. Eteki and Antónín Cortés, in an attempt to turn the match around.
  • • T. Courtois received a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct in injury time.

Lineups

Granada CF

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Rui Silva (G)
  • 16 Víctor Díaz (D)
  • 6 Germán Sánchez (D)
  • 22 Domingos Duarte (D)
  • 2 Dimitri Foulquier (M)
  • 12 Ramon Azeez (M)
  • 21 Yangel Herrera (M)
  • 17 Gil Dias (M)
  • 14 Fede Vico (F)
  • 24 Carlos Fernández (F)
  • 23 Darwin Machís (F)

Substitutes

  • 40 João Costa
  • 13 Aarón Escandell
  • 39 Pepe Sánchez
  • 15 Carlos Neva
  • 11 İsmail Köybaşı
  • 10 Antonio Puertas
  • 31 Mario Rodriguez
  • 8 Yan Brice
  • 19 Ángel Montoro
  • 9 Roberto Soldado
  • 18 Antoñin

Real Madrid

Formation: 4-3-2-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Thibaut Courtois (G)
  • 2 Daniel Carvajal (D)
  • 5 Raphaël Varane (D)
  • 4 Sergio Ramos (D)
  • 23 Ferland Mendy (D)
  • 15 Federico Valverde (M)
  • 14 Casemiro (M)
  • 8 Toni Kroos (M)
  • 10 Luka Modrić (M)
  • 22 Isco (M)
  • 9 Karim Benzema (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 Diego Altube
  • 1 Alphonse Aréola
  • 3 Éder Militão
  • 47 Miguel Gutiérrez
  • 39 Javier Hernandez
  • 7 Eden Hazard
  • 27 Rodrygo
  • 17 Lucas Vázquez
  • 21 Brahim Díaz
  • 25 Vinícius Júnior
  • 11 Gareth Bale
  • 20 Marco Asensio

Timeline

  1. Real Madrid
    10' Real Madrid Goal · Normal Goal
    Ferland Mendy · Assist: Casemiro
  2. Real Madrid
    16' Real Madrid Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Benzema · Assist: L. Modrić
  3. Real Madrid
    17' Real Madrid Card · Yellow Card
    Ferland Mendy

    Roughing

  4. Granada CF
    46' Granada CF subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Puertas · On: Víctor Díaz
  5. Granada CF
    46' Granada CF Card · Yellow Card
    Domingos Duarte

    Holding

  6. Granada CF
    50' Granada CF Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Machís · Assist: Y. Herrera
  7. Granada CF
    55' Granada CF subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Montoro · On: D. Foulquier
  8. Granada CF
    58' Granada CF Card · Yellow Card
    Gil Dias

    Tripping

  9. Real Madrid
    64' Real Madrid subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Rodrygo · On: Isco
  10. Real Madrid
    64' Real Madrid subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Asensio · On: F. Valverde
  11. Granada CF
    75' Granada CF subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Antoñín Cortés · On: Y. Herrera
  12. Granada CF
    75' Granada CF subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Y. Eteki · On: Fede Vico
  13. Granada CF
    85' Granada CF subst · Substitution 5
    Off: İ. Köybaşı · On: D. Machís
  14. Real Madrid
    90'+3 Real Madrid Card · Yellow Card
    T. Courtois

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

Match Stats

Stat Granada CF Real Madrid
Fouls 18 18
Pass Accuracy 79% 89%
Offsides 0 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 11
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 330 560
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 2 3
Shots on Target 4 5
Shots off Target 7 3
Possession 37% 63%
Accurate Passes 262 498
Shots Inside Box 10 6
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 3 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Real Madrid's quick 2-goal start in the first 16 minutes set the tone for the match, giving them a comfortable lead.
  • ▸ Granada's goal by D. Machís in the 50th minute provided a glimmer of hope and sparked a more aggressive approach, but they could not find an equalizer.