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Real Madrid v Almeria - as it happened

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Real Madrid vs Almeria, La Liga matchday 32, 29/4/23, line-ups. BeSoccer
Real Madrid vs Almeria, La Liga matchday 32, 29/4/23, line-ups. BeSoccer
Follow live coverage of La Liga matchday 32 as we bring you minute-by-minute updates from Real Madrid-Almeria. It's a crucial tie at both ends of the table here, as Almeria are fighting for their lives, while Madrid are keen to keep some sort of pressure on Barcelona.
Goal

List of goalscorers

K. Benzema
5'
1 - 0
K. Benzema
17'
2 - 0
K. Benzema
42'
3 - 0
3 - 1
45'+1
Lázaro
Rodrygo
47'
4 - 1
4 - 2
61'
L. Robertone
Press

Match report in news

Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 89'
    Madrid get another but it's ruled out for offside! Tchouameni's header chalked off after Vazquez was too eager to get forward.
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 82'
    SUB for Madrid: Vini going off for Carvajal
Penalty taken away

Penalty taken away

  • 82'
    After the VAR stepped in there, the referee has overturned his decision, NO PENALTY.
  • 79'
    PENALTYY TO MADRID!! Benzema gets tripped up by a flying keeper and the ref gives it without a doubt. It'll be interesting to see if this is overturned, though...
  • 74'
    SUBS for Almeria: Akieme for Melero and Costa off for Centelles.
Substitution

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 72'
    SUBS for Madrid: Asensio and Nacho coming on for Kroos and Rodrygo.
Substitution

Substitution

at Almería
  • 64'
    SUB for Almeria: Ramazani off for Suarez
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 63'
    Rodrygo thought he had a brace, but he was ruled to be offside. Quite a clear one, miles off.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Almería en el 61'
  • 61'
    GOOOALLL FOR ALMERIA!! Woah, things could be getting interesting here. It's Robertone who ends up getting his head on it but it all stemmed from very poor Real Madrid defending, who passed it into the path of the pressing Almeria front line, before crossing it back into the box for Robertone to head past Courtois.
  • 58'
    Almeria SUBS: Puigmal and de la Hoz make way for Eguaras and Robertone.
  • 53'
    Madrid earn themselves another corner.
  • 49'
    They're giving it a shot here Almeria, and they earn themselves a free-kick just outside the box.
  • 48'
    GOOOALLLL FOR MADRID!! It's another for the home side and it's the pick of the lot! Rodrygo finds himself free outside the box, before opening fire after he wasn't closed down quickly enough. His shot smashes into the top right corner, leaving Fernando with no chance.
  • 46'
    Back underway here at the Bernabeu...
  • 45'
    HT: Real Madrid 3-1 Almeria. Benzema bags a first-half hattrick here in Madrid, dominating the La Liga strugglers from start to finish. He started by putting home two fairly straight forward finishes before getting the third from the spot. Almeria then snatched one back one the cusp of half-time at the Bernabeu, but it shouldn't be enough to derail this Madrid side, just a mere lapse of concentration...
  • 45'
    GOOOALL FOR ALMERIA! Where did that come from?! After catching the home side asleep, Ramazani finds himself free before putting across the face of goal for Lazaro to put home.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Real Madrid en el 42'
  • 42'
    GOOOALL FROM BENZEMA FOR THE HAT-TRICK!! The Frenchman surely puts this games to bed now. He calmly steps up to the spot before expertly dispatching it into the bottom right corner. Even if the keeper had gone the right way it would've been impossible to stop. First-half hattrick for Benzema.
  • 41'
    PENALTYY TO MADRID!!!! Vazquez was torn down just inside the box for a simple penalty.
Card

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 37'
    Vinicius booked after disrespect to the referee, and that means he'll miss the next game, against Real Sociedad.
  • 31'
    Rudiger puts a good cross in towards Benzema, but the action is called back for an offside in any event.
  • 27'
    Close from Ramazani, who rises the highest at the front post off a good cross, puting the header just wide.
  • 25'
    Just 31% of possession for Almeria here, going to be tricky to turn this one around.
  • 21'
    Madrid wouldn't say no to a third here, dominating Almeria all over the field.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 17'
  • 17'
    GOOOAAALLLLL FOR MADRRIIIIDDDD!!! Rodrygo must have magic in those boots of his! He passes it down to Vazquez, before taking it back from him on the overlap. When on the by-line, he rolls it back round the Almeria defender before crossing it to a Benzema who was lying in wait to slot home.
  • 13'
    Foul after foul here from Almeria, Madrid dancing through their defence, drawing the contact.
  • 12'
    Vini fouled on the left flank.
  • 8'
    Madrid have maintained their possession here, with the away side just trying to get a foot-hold in the game.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 5'
  • 5'
    GGOOOOAAALLLL FROM MADRID!!! Benzema converts!! A textbook goal from the home side there, proving why they're why where they are in the table. VIni receives a pin-point cross-field ball before taking it down the left flank. The Brazilian then centres it to lethal strike partner Karim Benzema, who has the simplest of tasks to fire it home.
  • 4'
    Benzema almost scores!! The Frenchman finds himself sanwdwiched in between two Almeria centre-backs when the cross comes in so he can't quite get enough of a touch on it.
  • 3'
    Madrid have dominated the opening stages here and their pressure has paid off for an early corner.
  • 1'
    UNDERWAYYY HERE AT THE BERNABEU!!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Both sides are coming out here in the Spanish capital, and we're moments away from getting underway.
  • PRVW
    Madrid come into this one with mixed form, having lost two of their last three Liga games, but they are going very well in both cups, through to the UCL semi as well as the Copa del Rey final.
  • PRVW
    Both sets of teams out and warming up here at the Bernabeu, kick-off just over half and hour away!
  • PRVW
    Perfect day for it today in Madrid, with temperatures reaching up to a balmy 26 degrees.
  • PRVW
    Almeria make EIGHT changes from their last game against Getafe which they won, interesting to see so many new faces from the get-go.
  • PRVW
    Almeria starting XI CONFIRMED: Fernando, Akieme, Ely, Chumi, Mendes, Samu, De La Hoz, Portillo, Lazaro, Puigmal, Ramazani.
  • PRVW
    Wholesale changes from Ancelotti here, drafting in six new men from their shocking defeat to Girona on Tuesday. Asensio, Modric, Valverde, Nacho, Carvajal and Lunin all out.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid have already released their line-up for the game, so here you have it: Courtois , Tchouameni, Rudiger, Militao, Camavinga, Lucas Vazquez, Ceballos, Kroos, Benzema, Vinicius, Rodrygo,
  • PRVW
    As for Almeria, they're teetering above the relegation zone, two points above the bottom three. A win today would only take them one place above, but it would do them the world of good.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid are currently second, nine points behind Barcelona, but the title's not won yet...
  • PRVW
    It's a crucial tie at both ends of the table here, as Almeria are fighting for their lives, while Madrid are keen to keep some sort of pressure on Barcelona.
Info

Pre-match

29 April 2023, 18:30

Referee: Cuadra Fernández | VAR: Medié Jiménez

Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of La Liga matchday 32!