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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 32 (setup 3, season 10)
Real Madrid
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
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Manuel NEUER817EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
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SERGIO RAMOS García27Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
Gerard PIQUÉ Bernabeu3ELISEU Pereira dos Santos
Javier Alejandro MASCHERANO4Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Giorgio CHIELLINI5MAICON Pereira Roque
Daniele DE ROSSI766RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO
David Jiménez SILVA77Yoann GOURCUFF
Luka MODRIC686Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO
Cristiano RONALDO dos Santos Aveiro9Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
Lionel Andrés MESSI7106CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
Francesc FABREGAS Soler116WELLITON Soares de Morais
Joshua CookManager
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, PEPE12José BOSINGWA da Silva
Iker CASILLAS Fernández13Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos
Santiago Cazorla González, SANTI CAZORLA614Marcello TROTTA
Mesut ÖZIL615ALAN Patrick Lourenço
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN16CARLOS Jorge Neto MARTINS

Real Madrid 2 Benfica 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 79,901, Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu, Referee: John BLANKENSTEIN 6½, TV: highlights)
21 Fabregas, 83 De RossiScorers
76 Modric <=> Santi Cazorla, 76 Silva <=> ÖzilSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
6Corners4
13Fouls11
20Offsides6
13Shots on7
10Shots off8
23Total shots15
11Shots saved7
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: SERGIO RAMOS García
3MESSI's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Benfica upright.
4An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Benfica 'keeper by MESSI.
6MESSI brought the ball round GOURCUFF and rattled a weak shot over the bar.
8The 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from Benfica's CARDOZO.
8GOURCUFF shot over.
11ELISEU headed wide.
13A shot from RONALDO held no problem for the 'keeper.
21GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from MODRIC rattled the crossbar and in the ensuing meleé the ball was booted into the net by FABREGAS. (1-0 Real Madrid)
24A wonderful save prevented RONALDO from scoring an exceptional goal.
34A free-kick from CARDOZO flew over.
36SERGIO RAMOS's shot was well held by the Benfica 'keeper.
39GOURCUFF charged through the Real Madrid defence but shot straight at the Real Madrid 'keeper.
39The Benfica 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
43A corner was collected by MESSI who touched an effort inches wide.
 
53The stunned Real Madrid 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from SERGIO RAMOS fell just wide.
63MESSI fired the ball through a ruck of players but EDUARDO was a match for it as he dived to his left.
65A shot from CHIELLINI was hoofed off the line by PEREIRA.
66SERGIO RAMOS ran onto a delightful ball from MODRIC but blasted his shot wide.
69The Real Madrid 'keeper saved a curling effort from WELLITON.
79MESSI snapped at a simple chance.
83GOAL!! A mishit clearance fell to PIQUÉ who mishit a shot goalward, luckily DE ROSSI was on hand to hit the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Real Madrid)
85A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.