FC Schalke 04

Match report

Real Madrid beat Schalke 04 3-0 in a club friendly on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took the lead inside the first ten minutes when K. Mbappe scored in the sixth minute. By then the tone had already been set for an afternoon that would not trouble Real Madrid's visitors in any serious way.

D. Huijsen doubled the advantage in the twentieth minute, and that was enough to keep Schalke quiet for the rest of the half. C. Espi added a third shortly after the break, finding the net in the fifty-seventh minute. Real Madrid changed five players at the interval, bringing on I. Konate, T. Courtois, A. Guler, K. Mbappe and N. Katic.

and here's the thing, the statistics tell a story that matches what you saw. Real Madrid created seven big chances against Schalke's two, and their expected goals total of 2.08 reflected that. Schalke had 44 per cent possession but managed only four shots on target from eight attempts.

to be fair, Schalke did not look entirely defenceless. They made twenty-three tackles and won seven aerial duels, but the gaps in midfield showed when Real Madrid switched between phases. The visitors completed 501 passes compared to Schalke's 366, and their accuracy of 58 per cent on shots was a reminder of how clinical they can be.

the match ended with Real Madrid comfortable on three goals. Schalkе had already lost 3-0 to Atalanta eight days earlier, so this result followed a pattern rather than breaking one. The visitors were on target after their 2-1 win over Ferencváros, and this performance suggested they had found their rhythm for the season ahead.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 4 – 7

Shots off target 8 – 3

Expected goals 1.01 – 2.08

⚽ 6' K. Mbappe — Goal ⚽ 20' D. Huijsen — Goal 🟨 40' K. Mbappe — Yellow card ⇄ 46' I. Konate — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Courtois — Substitution ⇄ 46' A. Guler — Substitution ⇄ 46' K. Mbappe — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Katic — Substitution ⚽ 57' C. Espi — Goal ⇄ 61' T. Alexander-Arnold — Substitution ⇄ 61' B. Silva — Substitution ⇄ 61' B. Diaz — Substitution ⇄ 61' A. Carreras — Substitution ⇄ 62' R. Schallenberg — Substitution ⇄ 62' H. Kurucay — Substitution 🟨 71' E. Camavinga — Yellow card ⇄ 74' F. Valverde — Substitution ⇄ 77' D. Ljubicic — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Aouchiche — Substitution ⇄ 80' M. Sylla — Substitution ⇄ 81' J. Adamu — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Huijsen — Substitution ⇄ 87' A. Lunin — Substitution ⇄ 87' Vinicius Junior — Substitution

Match events

6' 0:1 Real Madrid Goal K. Mbappe
20' 0:2 Real Madrid Goal D. Huijsen assist: A. Guler
40' 0:2 Real Madrid Yellow card K. Mbappe
46' 0:2 Real Madrid Substitution I. Konate off: A. Rudiger
46' 0:2 Real Madrid Substitution T. Courtois off: A. Lunin
46' 0:2 Real Madrid Substitution A. Guler off: E. Camavinga
46' 0:2 Real Madrid Substitution K. Mbappe off: C. Espi
46' 0:2 FC Schalke 04 Substitution N. Katic off: M. Ayhan
57' 0:3 Real Madrid Goal C. Espi assist: A. Carreras
61' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution T. Alexander-Arnold off: D. Dumfries
61' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution B. Silva off: J. Bellingham
61' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution B. Diaz off: Y. Diomande
61' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution A. Carreras off: M. Cucurella
62' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution R. Schallenberg off: S. Tanaka
62' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution H. Kurucay off: M. Wober
71' 0:3 Real Madrid Yellow card E. Camavinga
74' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution F. Valverde off: J. Cestero Sancho
77' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution D. Ljubicic off: L. Vozar
77' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution A. Aouchiche off: J. Bachmann
80' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution M. Sylla off: E. Dzeko
81' 0:3 FC Schalke 04 Substitution J. Adamu off: C. Gomis
86' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution D. Huijsen off: M. Rivas
87' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution A. Lunin off: I. Voloshyn
87' 0:3 Real Madrid Substitution Vinicius Junior off: A. Ciria

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

4 Shots on target 7

8 Shots off target 3

1.01 Expected goals 2.08

2 Big chances 7

91 Attacks 91

3 Corners 6

7 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 7

0 Offsides 5

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 5

18 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

7/2627% Aerial duels 19/2673%

75 Backward passes 100

3 Blocked shots 2

10 Clearances 23

5/1050% Crosses 7/1450%

3/1030% Dribbles 10/2638%

0.90 Expected assists 1.67

87 Failed passes 62

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

10 Interceptions 17

10 Key passes 9

11/3333% Long passes 42/6070%

60 Passes into the final third 65

207 Passes in the opposition half 204

256 Passes in own half 373

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.58

9 Shots inside the box 10

16/2370% Tackles 7/1258%

453 Total passes 563

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