Real Madrid 4-1 Leganés: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 1 September 2018

Result

Real Madrid 4-1 Leganés

La Liga · Saturday 1 September 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Real Madrid 4-1 Leganés: match report

Real Madrid beat Leganés 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday 1 September 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Gareth Bale opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Gareth Bale (17'), Karim Benzema (48'), Karim Benzema (61') and Sergio Ramos (66', penalty). Leganés scored through Guido Carrillo (24', penalty).

Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Leganés received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 2nd on 6 points from 2 and Leganés 15th on 1 point from 2. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 68 points, and Leganés 13th with 45.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Leganés in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Karim Benzema of Real Madrid (8.6), ahead of Sergio Ramos (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 0 for Leganés.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Luka ModricReal Madrid
  • 17'Goal · Gareth BaleReal Madrid · 1-0
  • 24'Penalty goal · Guido CarrilloLeganés · 1-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Michael SantosLeganés
  • 48'Goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 2-1
  • 61'Goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 3-1
  • 66'Penalty goal · Sergio RamosReal Madrid · 4-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Real Madrid 4, draws 0, Leganés 0.

Team news

Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)

Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modrić, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio

Leganés line-up (4-4-2)

Iván Cuéllar, Juanfran, Unai Bustinza, Dimitrios Siovas, Jonathan Silva, Javier Eraso, Rubén Pérez, Gerard Gumbau, Nabil El Zhar, Michael Santos, Guido Carrillo