La Liga 2022-23, Real Madrid trounce Sevilla 3-1: Key stats
Vinicius Junior shone as Real Madrid thumped Sevilla 3-1 to stitch an 11-match unbeaten streak in La Liga 2022-23. Luka Modric put Real ahead 1-0 before the Palanganas pulled one back in the second half. Later, substitute Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde netted successive goals to hand an agonizing defeat for the visitors. We look at the records broken in the match.
How did the match pan out?
Vinicius took the ball away from an onrushing Gonzalo Montiel and found Modric, who put Real in the lead. Real had a few more attempts to double the lead before facing a Montiel scare near halftime. In the second half, Erik Lamela leveled the scenes for Sevilla from a Montiel through ball. Vinicius tapped an assist for Vazquez before Madrid added the third.
Four-match win streak for Real
Since the 1-1 draw against Osasuna, Real Madrid have pulled a four-match win streak to tally 10 wins in La Liga 2022-23. The reigning champions (31) have a six-point cushion over second-placed Barcelona (25). Real Sociedad (22) and Atletico Madrid (20) trail them. Meanwhile, Sevilla (10) are seated 14th (W2, D4, L5).
Modric clocks 450 appearances for Real Madrid
Croatian ace Modric featured in his 450th game for the Whites across competitions. As per Opta, he netted only his second goal against Sevilla in 19 matches. Only against Villareal and Granada has Modric fetched more goals in the Real Madrid outfit (3 each). Meanwhile, it was his second goal in La Liga 2022-23.
A distinguishable record for Real
As per Opta, Real Madrid have gone 13 successive games without a home defeat against Sevilla in the Spanish top-flight (W12 D1) since losing 3-4 in December 2008. Also, the Blancos have scored in each of their last 17 home fixtures against them in La Liga (54 goals in total).
Sensational Vinicius slams these numbers
As per Opta, since the last season, no other La Liga player has made more assists than Real Madrid's Vinicius in all competitions (21). Also, it's the fourth time Vinicius has recorded two assists in a single game across competitions for Madrid, three of them at Santiago Bernabeu. Meanwhile, the Brazilian owns five goals and three assists in the Spanish top-flight this season.
Valverde aces from outside the box
As per Opta, Valverde has scored four goals from outside the box in La Liga this season. The last player to attain more such goals in a single campaign for Real in La Liga was Cristiano Ronaldo in 2015-16 (5). Notably, Valverde has already attained six goals and an assist in the top-flight this season.
