In the early morning of December 20, Beijing time, in the 18th round of La Liga, Real Madrid drew 0-0 at home to Cadiz, ending a 7-game winning streak in the league and 10 consecutive wins in all competitions, 6 points ahead of Sevilla. Hazard started with a number of good passes, narrowly headed the goal, and Vinicius Benzema missed many good opportunities.
Game highlights
Real Madrid ended a 10-game winning streak in all competitions, the best of their team since 22 consecutive wins in 2014, and a 10-game winning streak in the Zidane era in 2020.
On his 34th birthday, Benzema played the 400th game of his La Liga career, with 205 goals and 111 assists.
Venicius played his 100th la Liga career game and was the seventh Brazilian player in franchise history to play more than 100 games, with 17 goals and 14 assists.
Wonderful review
Against Cadiz at home in the league, Real Madrid won 13 games, 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and the goal was 36 to 10. Hazard started, Valverde and Lucas Vázquez rotated, with Modric, Asensio and Carvajal absent.
In the 7th minute, Benzema went straight and Vinicius' low-angle shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked.
On 10 minutes, Lozano's header sailed wide and Farley volleyed high.
In the 18th minute, Benzema split the ball and Mendy's powerful long-range shot was blocked off the line. On the 22nd minute, Kroos split the ball, Valverde fired a powerful shot from outside the box, and goalkeeper Ledesma flew in to seal the ball.
On 34 minutes, Lucas Vazquez fired just wide. On 45 minutes, Kroos fired high from a distance in front of the top of the arc.
On 52 minutes, Casemiro picked out a pass, Benzema's one-handed low shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and the Frenchman was offside.
In the 56th minute, Kroos picked out a pass, Hazard swung his head to the top of the penalty spot, and the goalkeeper flew to seal the ball. A minute later, Casemiro's powerful long-range shot was deflected wide.
On 60 minutes, Hazard and Benzema kicked the wall to match the back of the ball, and Vinicius pushed the left rib of the penalty area to shoot into the side-netting.
On 62 minutes, Valverde's wide diagonal pass found Vinicius burst into the box and fired a small angle into the side-netting.
In the 74th minute, Sovrino's left wing burst into the penalty area and knocked back in an inverted triangle, and Negredo's diagonal shot was slightly offside.
A minute later, Kroos crossed and Jovic flicked his head into the near corner.
In the 76th minute, Hazard's heel pass was deflected wide by Benzema's dribble inside the penalty area.
In the 81st minute, Benzema took a free-kick that went through the wall and was blocked by Ledesma's side save. In the 89th minute, Jovic's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected wide.
In the 91st minute, Casemiro picked out a pass, and Hazard almost formed a one-knife shot, which was destroyed by the goalkeeper's timely attack.
Score
Cross's best, Casemiro's high score.
Statistics
Appearances line-up
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Militão, Arabba, Mendi (82' Nacho); Valverde (70' Jovic), Casemiro, Kroos; Hazard, Benzema, Venicius
Cadiz (4-4-2): Ledesma; Acapo, Cara, Fari, Espino; Alejo (70' Chapela), Alarcon, Ronsson (85' Alvaro Battista), Sofrano; Alex Fernandez, Lozano (46' Negredo)