2013/14 · La Liga · Round 2.

Granada 0–1 Real Madrid

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WonMon 26 Aug16,626 spectatorsKick-off time not recorded

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Granada 1–0 on 26 August 2013 in La Liga round 2. in front of 16,626 spectators. Karim Benzema 9' scored for Real Madrid.

It was Real Madrid's 19th win in 20 meetings between the clubs (19 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 16 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 3rd, Granada 15th in La Liga.

Match events

9'GoalKarim Benzema
35'Yellow cardKépler Laveran Lima Ferreira “Pepe”
37'Yellow cardMarcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
46'SubstitutionRiki for Youssef El-Arabi
54'Yellow cardPiti
60'SubstitutionJosé Ignacio Fernández Iglesias "Nacho" for Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
64'SubstitutionCarlos Henrique José Francisco Venâncio Casemiro for Mesut Özil
67'SubstitutionFran Rico for Hassan Yebda
75'SubstitutionDiego Buonanotte for Dani Benítez
79'Yellow cardManuel Iturra
86'Yellow cardYacine Brahimi
86'Yellow cardDiego Mainz
88'SubstitutionCarvajal for Ángel Fabián di María

Match report27 August 2013

Real Madrid battle to narrow win over Granada

By Frank Henriksen

Real Madrid battled to a 1-0 win over Granada last night.

Having opened the campaign with a lacklustre 2-1 victory at Real Betis last weekend, the capital club were indebted to a scrappy Karim Benzema strike at Los Carmenes to make it two wins from two.

The visitors had chances to extend their advantage, notably through Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo, and, although no second goal was forthcoming, the Andalusians did not offer much as an attacking force and Madrid took home the points.

"The team was compact and they all worked well. The first half was good and all we needed to do was score the second goal, but 0-1 is not easy to control and experiencing some difficulty is normal," said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.

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