Goals and Highlights: Real Madrid 3-1 Eibar in 2020 La Liga

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With a decent sixty minutes, Real Madrid were able to secure a win against Eibar. These three points place them two behind Barcelona and keeps their title hopes alive.

Cristóforo is cautioned after a late sliding tackle on Kroos.

Four minutes of added time.

Pedro León with a beautiful nutmeg. He then lobs a ball for Cristóforo, but the defenders get there to make the clearance.

Esteban Burgos comes on instead of Arbilla.

Modric is replaced by Fede Valverde.

Inui sends a low cross but Courtois gets to it before a striker could tap it in.

Inui will replace De Blasis in the Eibar attack.

Another cooling break so the players can hydrate.

Free kick taken by Pedro León. He header comes from Arbilla but it's too wide to worry Courtois.

Pedro León has a good scoring chance as he finds himself one-on-one with Courtois, but the Belgian keeper makes a good save to his strike.

Marcelo seems to be dizzy. He's given some sugar to see if he can continue.

Real Madrid 3 -1 Eibar

GOL 60 Pedro Bigas pic.twitter.com/5gmtlLCufo

— Twit Spor (@Twit_Spor) June 14, 2020

 

Ramos,  Hazard, and Rodrygo are off.

Militao, Vinicius, Bale como on.

A shot takes a couple of deflections, lastly on Bigas, and the ball gets past Courtois.

On his first touch of the ball, Enrich heads it to the crossbar!

Orellana, Kike García, Soares are replaced by Enrich, Bigas and León.

Edu Expósito takes a powerful shot looking for the top-right corner, but Courtois makes a tremendous save!

Hazard gets inside the box from the left. He tries to get a cross in, but it takes a deflection by Oliveira.

The ball seemed to be directed at the goal, but Dmitrovic was well-positioned to make the save.

Courtois makes a terrible kick leaving the ball near his box. He has to dive and make a save to a strike by Expósito.

Casemiro is cautioned after a strong challenge on a rival.

Carvajal is replaced by Mendy during the break.

We're underway with the start of the last 45 miutes of the match.

 

At the break, Real Madrid has a very comfortable lead as they have been extremely efficient at converting their chances into goals.

 

Rodrygo hits a volley, but Dmitrovic dives to make the save!

Two minutes of added time.

Real Madrid finding spaces to hit Eibar with counterattacks. They haven't been precise in their last few attempts, but they will certainly have more scoring chances with such large spaces.

BRAZILIAN MAGIC BY MARCELO 🇧🇷 #HalaMadrid #RealMadridEibar pic.twitter.com/HxdbwYVcoy

— ⚽️ SIMPLY FOOTBALL ⚽️ (@simplyfutbal9) June 14, 2020

Eden Hazard and Sergio Ramos link up 😍pic.twitter.com/9rePmfrl5m

— El Bicho (@TotalElBicho) June 14, 2020

 

Hazard takes a good shot, but it's blocked by Dmitrovic.

On the rebound, the defense attempts a clearance but the ball is left at Marcelo's feet. The Brazilian powers it to the back of the net!

Game momentarily stopped so the players can re-hydrate.

What a goal on the counter by Real Madrid!

Sergio Ramos starts the counterattack and gives it to Benzema. The Frenchman leaves Hazard one-on-one with the keeper, but instead of shooting, he gives it back to Ramos who makes it 2-0 with an empty goal.

KROOS, VOCE É RIDÍCULO! 🔥pic.twitter.com/nQ08S1jrr0

— Madridistas (@MADRlDISTAS) June 14, 2020

 

Hazard tried to give the ball to Kroos who was making a run inside the box, but a defender barely gets to the ball before the ball could reach the German.

Eibar has balanced the game after a difficult start for them.

They now have longer possessions, but still lack any clarity in their attacks.

De Blasis argues for a penalty after a scramble inside the Real Madrid box, but the referee sees nothing worthy of signaling a foul for, and a chance is wasted.

Cristóforo shoots, but Courtois is well-positioned to make the stop.

Hazard seems to be limping on the pitch.

The bench communicates with him to see if he's ok to continue.

Benzema went into the area, but the defense prevented his progression. The rebound fell to the Kroos at the edge of the box; he makes a classy finish and sends it to the top corner!

 

We're underway with the match between Real Madrid and Eibar!

A minute of silence is kept in honor of the COVID-19 victims.

The teams have finished their warmup exercises and we're ready for the start of the match!

Huge expectation with Hazard's return today.

The winger is currently one of the Twitter worldwide trends as we get closer to the start of the match!

We're 20 minutes away from kick-off!

🔴🏟️ DIRECTO: ¡Calentamiento antes del saque inicial frente al @SDEibar!#RMLiga https://t.co/7QGVudDdyG

— Real Madrid C.F.⚽ (@realmadrid) June 14, 2020

Eibar is now 16th on the league table with a lead of two points over the teams in the relegation zone.

A win today would be important for them as they could extend that lead to five units with ten matches left.

Real Madrid currently sits second in the La Liga table, trailing Barcelona by 5 points after the Culé win last night.

If Madrid hope to keep the difference between them at two, they can't afford to drop points today against Eibar.

Dmitrovic; Soares, Arbilla, Oliveira, Correa; Sergio, Edu Exposito; Cristóforo; De Blasis, Orellana, Kike García.

Courtois: Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Rodrygo, Hazard, Benzema.

We will have no complaints about the state of the pitch at this alternative venue.

The grass looks in terrific shape for today's match!

The Eibar squad has also arrived. They're following a strong sanitary protocol that includes the use of facemasks at all times to avoid the spread of the virus.

📍 #RealMadridEibar pic.twitter.com/pj3HthzxhV

— SD Eibar #DenokArmagin 💙❤️ (@SDEibar) June 14, 2020

The Merengues made their arrival to the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano for this match.

Despite not being in their usual stadium, they will be quite familiar with it, as it is part of their training facility.

👊 ¡Concentrados para el partido! #RMLiga | #RealMadridEibar pic.twitter.com/IhlMmXAWRY

— Real Madrid C.F.⚽ (@realmadrid) June 14, 2020

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The highest-paid footballer in the squad wants to make a triumphant return after the forced break.

He has evidently gained muscle mass and strengthened his upper body. We will see if he manages to exceed the form he had before the health crisis, as he only scored one goal in the last 15 months.

 

The Belgian has returned from the injury stronger than ever. In training, he has been seen dribbling, turning, and shooting without any fear.

He wants to be the star of the white team and be decisive with his contributions to the team in this title hunt.

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Dmitrović; Arbilla, Bigas, José Ángel, Paulo Oliveira; Cristóforo, Orellana, Diop, Pedro León; Sergi Enrich, Charles.

Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Isco, Benzema, Eden Hazard.

 

SD Eibar's coach also spoke before the match at Valdebebas against Real Madrid.

What concerns him the most is that his team can "feel comfortable and confident" for this fixture. In addition, he expressed his concern about the recovery time for players due to the tight schedule that all the teams will face.

The French coach attended a press conference prior to the game.  He stated that the eleven games left will be played as finals by his team and that they are totally prepared for them.

He admitted that he does not like to play without an audience, although that was not going to diminish the excitement of the long-awaited return. "We are going to miss our people."

 

The game will not be played at the Real Madrid's usual home stadium, the Santiago Bernabéu. The historic venue is currently undergoing renovations while no spectators are allowed into La Liga games.

Rather, it will take place at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium which usually hosts matches from the youth team. It has been adapted to be used at the top flight with top quality grass, lighting equipment, and VAR technology.

The Real Madrid vs Eibar match will be played at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano, in Madrid, Spain. The kick-off is scheduled at 1:30 pm ET / 10:30 am PT.

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