Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Granada CF 0.
Real MadridReal Madrid2GranadaGranada0
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Granada.
Los Blancos started the day in first place but dropped to second for a matter of hours after Girona's earlier 2-1 win over Valencia.
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos provided an excellent pass to set up Brahim Diaz for the opener on 26 minutes.
The win was secured after 57 minutes when Rodrygo powered home the rebound after Jude Bellingham's shot was saved.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have now won five consecutive games in all competitions and are unbeaten at the Bernabeu this season, despite missing a host of players, including Vinicius Jr, Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga, through injury.
They are top of the league on goal difference ahead of Girona, who beat Valencia thanks to two late goals from ex-Middlesbrough striker Cristhian Stuani, while Granada remain 19th with only one win from their opening 15 league matches.
Bellingham and Antonio Rudiger were both yellow carded for showing their frustration to the referee after 22 minutes as they asked for a free-kick for a trip on the in-form midfielder which was not given.
The hosts took the lead with an excellently worked goal - effectively a one-two - but owed much to an excellent return pass by Kroos which found the run of Diaz behind the Granada defence and the 24-year-old took a touch before finishing.
Diaz was involved again three minutes before half-time with a deft backheel to set Bellingham through on goal but the England star's goalscoring touch deserted him as he scuffed a shot wide.
They doubled their lead through another well-constructed goal as Joselu's flick put Diaz into space and his cross found Bellingham whose shot was well saved, only for the ball to drop to Rodrygo to grab his sixth league goal of the season.
Line-ups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Lunin
- 2CarvajalSubstituted forVázquezat 45'minutes
- 22RüdigerBooked at 22mins
- 4Alaba
- 23Mendy
- 21DíazSubstituted forPazat 88'minutes
- 15Valverde
- 8Kroos
- 5BellinghamBooked at 22mins
- 14JoseluSubstituted forCeballosat 70'minutes
- 11RodrygoSubstituted forGarcíaat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Nacho
- 17Vázquez
- 19Ceballos
- 20García
- 25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
- 28Martín
- 31Cañizares
- 32Paz
- 33García
- 38Zidane
Granada
Formation 4-4-2
- 1FernándezSubstituted forMagalhães Ribeiro Ferreiraat 11'minutes
- 12Sánchez
- 14Miquel
- 28Torrente
- 15Neva
- 3Migueis Manafá JancóSubstituted forPetrovicat 64'minutes
- 20Ruiz
- 23GumbauBooked at 77mins
- 26ZaragozaSubstituted forCarrerasat 83'minutes
- 11UzuniSubstituted forWeissmanat 63'minutes
- 7BoyéSubstituted forRodríguez Díazat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Callejón
- 10Rodríguez Díaz
- 13Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira
- 16Díaz
- 17Weissman
- 18Petrovic
- 19Diédhiou
- 21Melendo
- 22Perea
- 32Bosch
- 33Carreras
- Referee:
- Pablo González Fuertes
- Attendance:
- 70,685
Match Stats
Home TeamReal MadridAway TeamGranada
- Possession
- Home71%
- Away29%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away2
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away0
- Corners
- Home7
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Granada CF 0.
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Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Raúl Torrente.
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Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
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Attempt missed. Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Puertas.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Nico Paz replaces Brahim Díaz.
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Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
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Ignasi Miquel (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Antonio Puertas (Granada CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
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Carlos Neva (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Rodrygo.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.
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Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF).
Substitution
Substitution, Granada CF. Antonio Puertas replaces Lucas Boyé.
Substitution
Substitution, Granada CF. Álvaro Carreras replaces Bryan Zaragoza because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF).
