Real Madrid survived a scare to defeat Almeria 2-1 on the opening weekend of the La Liga season.
2022/2023 La Liga
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Match Report
It seemed an upset was on the cards when the promoted side got off to a dream start in the sixth minute, when Largie Ramazani sent those at the Power Horse Stadium into ecstasy, slotting past Thibaut Courtois to give his side a surprising lead.
Madrid dominated possession and, although they were behind at the break, Lucas Vazquez squared things up just after the hour mark with a smart finish.
David Alaba put Madrid ahead in the 71st minute to calm the champions' nerves, and Carlo Ancelotti's side saw out the game comfortably to get their season off to a winning start.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
5' GOAL! Almería 1-0 Real Madrid (Ramazani)
10' Benzema's shot over the bar
33' Fernando Martinez saved Benzema's shot
39' Fernando Martinez denied Rudiger's header
43' OFFSIDE! Vazquez's goal disallowed
49' Samu Costa's long shot wide out
60' GOAL! Almería 1-1 Real Madrid (Vazquez)
74' GOAL! Almería 1-2 Real Madrid (Alaba)
84' Jose Carlos Lazo's shot stopped by Courtois
Line-ups
Almería XI: Fernando Martínez, Íñigo Eguaras, Ely, Babic, Chumi Brandariz, Umar, Sergio Akieme, L. Robertone, Ramazani, Samú Costa, Kaiky
Subs: F.Portillo, Dyego Sousa, José Carlos Lazo, Álex Centelles, Arnau Martinez, A. Appiah
Real Madrid XI: Benzema, Kroos, Courtois, Nacho, Rudiger, Vazquez, F Mendy, Valverde, A. Tchouaméni, Vinicius, E. Camavinga
Subs: Modric, Alaba, Hazard, Casemiro, Mariano, Odriozola, Vallejo, Asensio, Ceballos, Militao, A. Lunin, Luis López