In the 26th minute of the fierce battle, Modric skillfully took a tactical corner kick, Kroos quickly passed the ball to Modric in the box, then Modric passed back to Kroos, Kroos accurately crossed the ball, Nacho in the box received the ball and pumped the ball to score, Real Madrid led Granada 2-0.
Immediately after, in the 27th minute, Puertas got the ball in front of him and tried to take a long shot, but the ball was blocked off the line. In the 29th minute, Granada had two consecutive corner kick opportunities but failed to pose a threat.
In the 32nd minute, Vinicius passed the ball on the left side of the penalty area, Asensio received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shot, the ball was blocked by Gonalon. In the 35th minute, the Real Madrid sideline ball was broken, Suarez broke the ball to the top of the penalty area, direct long-distance shot, the ball changed line, rolled into the net, Real Madrid 2-1 back over Granada.
In the 40th minute, Neiva made a 45-degree cross from the left side of the field, Casemiro nodded his head in front of the goal, Solo's header from the middle of the box was parried by Courtois, and Puertas made up for it with a shot from the right side of the box, which hit the side netting. In the 45th minute, Suarez took a shot from the left side of the penalty area, which was deflected off the bottom line.
The match resumed at the end of the second half, and the two sides engaged in a fierce competition. In the 48th minute, Carvajal received a pass in front of the top of the penalty area, slightly adjusted and then fired a long-distance shot, the ball deflected off the left post. In the 50th minute, Monchu crossed the ball from the right side of the field, and Courtois steadily held the ball. In the 51st minute, Carvajal passed to the right side of the penalty area, Modric killed the right side of the penalty area, a sweeping shot, the ball was blocked.
In the 52nd minute, Benzema received the ball in the left side of the penalty area, facing the defense successfully breakthrough, then inverted triangle pass to the top of the penalty area arc Kroos, Kroos shot, the ball over the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Mendy killed into the middle of the penalty area, right-footed shot, the power is insufficient, failed to pose a threat.
In the 56th minute, Real Madrid got a chance to counterattack, Benzema received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, crossed the ball to Modric on the left side of the penalty area, who crossed the ball to Vinicius for an easy goal to extend Real Madrid's lead to 3-1.
In the 65th minute, Real Madrid got a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, Kroos took the penalty, picked up the pass to the right side of the penalty area, Carvajal crossed the ball, and was burst out of the penalty area. In the 67th minute, Montjuic committed a malicious foul on Vinicius on the right side of the penalty area, and was sent off with a red card. In the 69th minute, Asensio received a pass from a teammate on the right side of the penalty area, the ball over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Mendy's cross from the left side of the penalty area, Benzema's header from the right side of the penalty area was returned to the center, and Vinicius's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 71st minute, Real Madrid made a substitution, Vinicius came off and Rodrigo came out. In the 75th minute, Benzema passed the ball with his heel on the left side of the box, Rodrigo drew a shot and the ball was parried.
In the 76th minute, Casemiro made a direct kick in front of the field, Mendy intervened, got the ball in the middle of the box and pushed it easily in front of the goalkeeper to extend Real Madrid's lead to 4-1.
In the 86th minute, Carvajal crossed the ball from the right side of the box near the baseline and Rodrigo was kicked down on the left side of the box, but the referee didn't award a penalty kick, on the grounds that the ball had already gone out of the line when Carvajal passed it. The match ended with a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid on the road against Granada.
Both sides' starting lineups:
Real Madrid (433): 1-Courtois/23-Flanders Mendy, 4-Alaba (83' 5-Vallejo), 6-Nacho, 2-Cavanagh/8-Toni Kroos (80' 25-Camarvinga), 14-Casemiro, 10-Modric (80' 22-Isco) / 11-Asensio, 20-Vinicius (71' 21-Rodrigo), 9-Benzema
Substitutes: 13 Lunín, 26 Luis López, 3 Militão, 5 Vallejo, 12 Marcelo, 16 Jović, 17 Vázquez, 21 Rodrigo, 22 Isco, 24 Mariano Díaz, 25 Camavenga, 27 Antonio Blanco
Granada (442): 1-Maximiano/15-Neva, 6-Germain Sanchez, 16-Victor Díaz, 17-Kini/14-Monchu, 4-Gonalon (59'26-Ismael Ruiz), 21-Ruvin Rochina (59'23-Molina), 7-Alve Tor Solo (79'3-Escudero) / 9-Luis Suarez, 10-Antonio Puertas (46'19-Angel Montoro)
Substitutes: 2 Arias, 3 Escudero, 8 Eteki, 13 Escandel, 18 Abrams, 19 Angel Montoro, 20 Baca, 23 Molina, 26 Ismael Ruiz, 28 Torrent, 33 Butzke
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