Kickoff: 18:30 CET / 17:30 GMT / 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez
Lineups:
Cadiz: Conan Ledesma - Javi Hernandez, Victor Chust, Fali, Joseba Zaldua - Lucas Pires, Alex Fernandez, Ruben Alcaraz, Robert Navarro - Roger Marti, Chris Ramos
Subs: David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Isaac Carcelen, Jorge Mere, Jose Mari, Ivan Alejo, Ruben Sobrino, Alvaro Negredo, Brian Ocampo, Darwin Machis, Sergi Guardiola, Maxi Gomez
Madrid: Andriy Lunin - Ferland Mendy, Nacho, Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal - Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham - Rodrygo, Joselu
Subs: Diego Pineiro, Fran Gonzalez, David Alaba, Fran Garcia, Lucas Vazquez, Dani Ceballos, Mario Martin Rielves, Nico Paz, Rodrygo, Gonzalo
Match Events:
3’ - Yellow card for Valverde
14’ - Rodrygo receives the ball on the left wing then cuts inside and shoots into the top right corner. Cadiz 0, Madrid 1 – link
32’ - Yellow card for Mendy
39’ - Roger Marti gets a great shot on goal from outside of the box but Lunin makes a huge save
45+4’ - Roger Marti with another good attempt but this time it just misses the net
45+4’ - End of half
54’ - Bellingham’s through ball gets to Rodrygo who gets the ball past Conan, however Joselu lets it trickle out for a goal kick
57’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Darwin Machis on for Navarro
63’ - Modric’s shot takes a deflection and hits the left post
64’ - Rodrygo receives the ball on the left side of the pitch, dribbles his way into the right side of the box and shoots to the top right corner again. Cadiz 0, Madrid 2 – link
66’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Alejo and Maxi Gomez on for Chust and Chris Ramos
67’ - Yellow card for Alejo
68’ - Alejo’s cross is headed down by Roger Marti and Maxi hits the ball poorly, right into Lunin’s hands
69’ - Substitution for Madrid: Ceballos on for Modric
70’ - Yellow card for Alex
71’ - Yellow card for Javi Hernandez
74’ - Rodrygo lays the ball off to Bellingham on the left side, and the Englishman puts the ball into the right side of the net. Cadiz 0, Madrid 3 – link
78’ - Substitution for Madrid: Lucas Vazquez and Gonzalo on for Bellingham and Rodrygo respectively
78’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Brian Ocampo and David Gil on for Zaldua and Conan respectively
84’ - Yellow card for Rudiger
88’ - Substitution for Madrid: Nico Paz and Fran Garcia on for Valverde and Carvajal respectively
90+5’ - End of game. Cadiz 0, Madrid 3
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Cadiz | Madrid :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.02 | 1.64 xA | 0.88 | 0.04 Possession | 39% | 61% Shots on target | 4 | 5 Shots off target | 5 | 5 Blocked shots | 4 | 5 Corner kicks | 4 | 4 Offsides | 1 | 1 Fouls | 16 | 16 Yellow Cards | 3 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 35 |
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Atletico Madrid | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 31 |
| Barcelona | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 31 |
| Real Sociedad | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 |
| Getafe | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 19 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| Valencia | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -3 | 19 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| Villarreal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 15 |
| Alaves | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| Osasuna | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 14 |
| Sevilla | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Cadiz | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 8 |
| Granada | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 7 |
| Almeria | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Cadiz: at Mallorca, 11.29, 21:00 CEST
Madrid: vs Granada, 12.02, 18:30 CEST
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Was a great game to watch. Was worried Cadiz were going to play very defensively and we would struggle to break them down, but it was fairly open with chances at both ends. Many players who needed something to feel good about will be smiling after today: Rodrygo got his shooting boots back, Lunin looked better than Kepa, Ceballos is back from injury, and Gonzalo made his debut. Many of Cadiz’s players, despite the score line, looked very good. Refereeing was solid with no major mistakes or bias (though maybe that last goal should have been checked? The Kroos challenge to get the ball was rough). All in all, the game left me with a smile on my face, not just because of the win. Hope Cadiz stay up, I have a soft spot for them because of Alex Fernandez and Victor Chust, even though Ivan Alejo deserves to be launched into the segunda.