Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 23 April 2011
Result
Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid
La Liga · Saturday 23 April 2011, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-4
Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid: match report
Valencia lost to Real Madrid 3-6 in La Liga on Saturday 23 April 2011. The half-time score was 0-4.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Valencia's goals came from Andrzej Olszewski (60'), Jonas (81') and Jordi Alba (85'). Real Madrid scored through Karim Benzema (23'), Gonzalo Higuaín (31'), Kaká (39'), Gonzalo Higuaín (43'), Gonzalo Higuaín (53') and Kaká (62').
Discipline: Valencia received 1 yellow card; Real Madrid received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Valencia were 3rd on 63 points from 32 and Real Madrid 2nd on 77 points from 32. Valencia went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Real Madrid 2nd with 92.
Valencia lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Real Madrid in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Valencia wins, 1 draw and 7 for Real Madrid.
Going into the match Valencia's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Real Madrid's D-W-L-W-W.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 31'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 39'Goal · Kaká
- 43'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 53'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 60'Goal · Andrzej Olszewski
- 62'Goal · Kaká
- 81'Goal · Jonas
- 85'Goal · Jordi Alba
- 89'Yellow card · Jonas
Head-to-head
Team news
Valencia expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Vicente Guaita, Ricardo Costa, Bruno Saltor, David Navarro, Pablo Hernández, Éver Banega, Juan Mata, Aritz Aduriz, Joaquín, Mehmet Topal
Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iker Casillas, Ricardo Carvalho, Raúl Albiol, Ezequiel Garay, Nacho Fernández, Kaká, Lassana Diarra, Granero, Sergio Canales, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuaín