Real Madrid regained the lead in LaLiga on Sunday afternoon. Carlo Ancelotti’s team had few problems with Granada and went out to a big win in the second half: 1-4. The home team saw two red cards. Monchu was sent off after a rash tackle on Vinícius Júnior and in the aftermath saw that coach Roberto Moreno could also leave. Real now has 30 points from 13 matches, 2 points more than pursuers Sevilla and Real Sociedad.
Confidence at Granada will have been fragile before the start of the game, as the team has lost all of their last twelve encounters with Real. The worst run ever against a top level opponent. In addition, the team has only won two of its last seventeen games in LaLiga. This time it took until the twentieth minute before the ban was broken by the Royal. Marco Asensio enjoyed a free passage on the right side of the field on a pass from Toni Kroos and shot the ball diagonally through the hand of goalkeeper Luís Maximiano: 0-1.
And the margin is again ?? Benzema ?? modric ?? Vinicius ?#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #GranadaRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/dNZmYCOV74
— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Nov 21, 2021
Real did not let Granada smell a result and doubled the score five minutes later, when Nacho was at the end of a rehearsed corner. After a combination between Kroos and Luka Modric, it was a breeze for the defender to finish from close range. Asensio seemed to end the game early after half an hour of play, but his shot after a razor-sharp counter was taken off the line in an excellent way by Alberto Soro. On the other hand, Luis Suárez did something out of the blue. His shot from more than twenty meters flew through Nacho’s behind behind the hopeless Thibaut Courtois: 1-2.
RED! ?? Monchu is allowed to take a shower after a charge against Vinicius. Justly? ??#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #GranadaRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/wuYFr4T36d
— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Nov 21, 2021
However, hopes for a stunt were dashed when Real tightened the thumbscrews in the second half. After unsuccessful attempts by Dani Carvajal and Kroos, Vinícius was accurate. The winger stood at the end of a great counter and hit the target on a pass from Modric. When Monchu could then push in with red after a kick on Vinícius, the resistance of the home team was finally broken. Fifteen minutes before the end, the final score was determined by Ferland Mendy, who was set free in front of goalkeeper Maximiano by Casemiro and did not fail: 1-4. The final feat of arms of the match, a header from close range by Jorge Molina, was skillfully defused by Courtois.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Seville | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Real Sociedada | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Valencia | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Real Majorca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Elche | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | getafe | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Levante | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -13 | 7 |
Date:Sunday 21 November 2021, 4:15 pm
Stadium:Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes (Granada)
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