Real Madrid 3-2 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 25 November 2017
Result
Real Madrid 3-2 Málaga
La Liga · Saturday 25 November 2017, 15:15 UTC · half-time 2-1
Real Madrid 3-2 Málaga: match report
Real Madrid won against Málaga 3-2 in La Liga on Saturday 25 November 2017. The half-time score was 2-1.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Karim Benzema (9'), Casemiro (21') and Cristiano Ronaldo (76'). Málaga scored through Diego Rolán (18') and G. Castro (58').
Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 3rd on 24 points from 12 and Málaga 18th on 7 points from 12. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 76 points, and Málaga 20th with 20.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Málaga in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Toni Kroos of Real Madrid (8.2), level with Casemiro (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Real Madrid wins, 3 draws and 1 for Málaga.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 18'Goal · Diego Rolán
- 21'Goal · Casemiro
- 29'Yellow card · Adalberto Peñaranda
- 43'Yellow card · Adrián
- 45+3'Yellow card · Marcelo
- 58'Goal · G. Castro
- 76'Missed penalty · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 76'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-3-1-2)
Kiko Casilla, Daniel Carvajal, Jesús Vallejo, Raphaël Varane, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Lucas Vázquez, Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema
Málaga line-up (4-4-2)
Roberto Jiménez, Diego González, Luis Hernández, Juankar, Roberto Rosales, Adrián González Morales, Gonzalo Castro, Recio, Keko, Adalberto Peñaranda, Diego Rolán