At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on August 15, the first round of the 2022-23 La Liga season ushered in a focus battle, with the defending champion Real Madrid going to play away against Almeria. In the first half, Ramazani scored a blitzkrieg and Real Madrid temporarily trailed; In the second half, Benzema assisted Vazquez to equalize, and Alaba came off the bench to break with a free-kick to reverse the lead. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Almeria 2-1 to make the new season a start.
The two teams have met in the previous 6 times, and Real Madrid have remained unbeaten with 5 wins and 1 draw, occupying an absolute advantage. The two sides have met a total of 16 times in La Liga, with Real Madrid winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 1. In this match, Real Madrid's new signings Rudiger and Joan Ameni started, and before the game, Almeria lined up for last season's champion team.
In the 4th minute, Vazquez fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area and the ball was deflected. In the 6th minute, the home team took the lead, picking a cross from the left side of the midfield, La Mazzani received the ball to form a single knife, he burst into the box and shot low into the near corner to win, Almeria led Real Madrid 1-0.
In the 8th minute, Valverde's shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area went out of the box. In the 9th minute, Kroos' low shot from the right side of the penalty area was parried away by opposing goalkeeper Fernando.
Real Madrid then broke the ball and counter-attacked, Vinicius took the ball to the left side of the box to cross, and Benzema in the middle of the road pushed high from close range. In the 11th minute, Rudiger also fired high inside the penalty area.
In the 13th minute, Joan Ameni made a mistake in midfield and Sadiq dribbled straight into the box and deflected his final shot. In the 16th minute, Valverde fired a powerful shot from the left side of the penalty area and Fernando sealed the ball.
In the 28th minute, Kroos crossed a 45-degree pass from the left side of the field and Benzema's header was again saved by Fernando. In the 34th minute, Rudiger picked out a pass from midfield and Benzema's push into the box did not hit the force. Three minutes later, Vinicius received the ball to form a single knife, and his push from the left side of the box was again saved by Fernando.
In the 40th minute, Real Madrid's corner kick from the left was driven into the box, and Rudiger's header from the back post was headed into the goal, and Fernando once again bravely saved the header. In the 43rd minute, Kroos picked out a pass in front of the penalty area and Vazquez's cushion shot on the right scored the ball, but unfortunately he was offside and the goal was invalid. At the end of the first half, Real Madrid temporarily fell behind 0-1.
In the second half, Modric replaced Camarenga. In the 46th minute, Kroos fired a long-range shot from outside the box and Fernando saved the ball again. In the 52nd minute, Sadiq burst into the left side of the penalty area to shoot and Courtois blocked the ball.
In the 55th minute, Benzema fired a low shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area and Fernando blocked the ball. In the 61st minute, Real Madrid equalized, Vinicius dribbled the ball to create chaos in the opponent's penalty area, his shot was saved by Fernando, in the chaotic battle Benzema crossed, Vazquez pushed the empty goal to win, Real Madrid 1-1 Almeria.
In the 63rd minute, Valverde's short pass from the left was swept away by Benzema from outside the box and the ball sailed high over the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Real Madrid countered the scoreline, Modric won a free kick in front of the penalty area for Real Madrid, and Alaba, who had just come off the bench, took the penalty, and his left-footed shot was directly in the top right corner of the goal, and Real Madrid reversed Almeria 2-1.
In the 85th minute, Almeria's cross from the left was met by two consecutive shots from inside the penalty area, and the ball was confiscated by Courtois. In the 88th minute, Alaba's cross from the left was met by Vazquez at the back of the penalty area and Fernando saved the ball. In the 93rd minute, Almeria's free-kick was hoisted into the box, Elie's header hit the post and Courtois held the ball in his arms.
In the end, the whole game ended, and Real Madrid reversed Almeria 2-1 to get the start of the new season.