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2021–22 Real Madrid CF season

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Real Madrid
2021–22 season
Real Madrid players celebrating the double on 29 May 2022, the day after their Champions League victory[1]
PresidentFlorentino Pérez
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Karim Benzema (27)

All:
Karim Benzema (44)
Highest home attendance61,416 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance19,874 vs Celta Vigo
Average home league attendance41,231[note 1]
Biggest winReal Madrid 6–0 Levante
Biggest defeatReal Madrid 0–4 Barcelona

The 2021–22 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol season was the 118th season in existence and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madrid participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Champions League.

This season saw Carlo Ancelotti return to the club, having led it to La Décima in his first spell. On the domestic front, he delivered two trophies out of possible three, winning La Liga and the Supercopa de España.[6][7][8] With that, Ancelotti became the first manager in Real Madrid history to have won all of the six available top-tier major trophies.[9] In the Champions League, Madrid produced one of the most memorable runs of all time,[10] defeating pre-tournament favorites Paris Saint-Germain,[11][12] defending champions and favorites Chelsea,[13] Premier League champions and heavy favorites Manchester City,[14] all in dramatic fashion, and setting up the final against Liverpool, who were once again widely considered as favorites,[15] in a rematch of their 2018 encounter. A lone Vinícius goal in the second half sealed the 14th European Cup for Los Blancos, their fifth in nine years. This was also Carlo Ancelotti's fourth Champions League title as coach, making him the most successful manager in the competition's history.[16] Real also claimed their fourth ever European double (after 1956–57, 1957–58, and 2016–17).[17][18]

This was the first ever season since 2004–05 without former captain Sergio Ramos, who departed for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer and first time since 2010–11 without the Frenchman Raphaël Varane who departed to Manchester United, with both having been Madrid's first choice centre-back pairing for years, therefore leaving in the same transfer window.

Summary

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Pre-season

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On 27 May, after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, Zinedine Zidane announced that he would leave Real Madrid.[19] The next day, Real Madrid announced the signing of David Alaba on a free transfer from Bayern Munich. Alaba signed on a five-year contract.[20] Carlo Ancelotti returned as the head coach on 1 June, having already led Madrid in 201315.[21] On 16 June, the club announced that Sergio Ramos would leave after 16 years of service.[22]

August

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The first match of the season was won 4–1 against Alavés on 14 August. Karim Benzema scored a brace, with the other goals coming from Nacho and Vinícius Júnior.[23] Raphaël Varane left Madrid on the same day, to join Manchester United.[24] On 20 August, Martin Ødegaard left the club to join Arsenal.[25] Two goals from Vinícius and a goal from Gareth Bale saved Madrid a point in a 3–3 draw with Levante on 22 August.[26] Six days later, a goal from Dani Carvajal secured three points for Madrid in a 1–0 win over Real Betis.[27] On 31 August, Eduardo Camavinga joined the club on a transfer from Rennes.[28]

September

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A hat-trick from Benzema, a strike from Vinícius and a debut goal from Camavinga gave Madrid a 5–2 win over Celta Vigo on 12 September,[29] their first game at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in 560 days following extensive renovations.[30] Three days later, a late goal from Rodrygo got Madrid off to a winning start in the UEFA Champions League, with a 1–0 win over Inter Milan.[31] On 19 September, two late goals from Benzema and Vinícius gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Valencia.[32] Three days later, Mallorca was defeated 6–1, with a hat-trick from Marco Asensio, a brace from Benzema, and a goal from Isco.[33] A home match against Villarreal on 25 September ended in a 0–0 draw, which was Madrid's first official game of the season without scoring a goal.[34] On 28 September, Madrid suffered a 1–2 upset home loss to Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League, where Benzema converted a penalty to score the momentary equalizer.[35]

October

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The next game on 3 October ended in another loss, a 1–2 defeat to Espanyol in which Benzema scored the lone goal for Madrid.[36] On 19 October, Madrid defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5–0 away from home on Matchday 3 of the Champions League. Vinícius scored a brace and the other goals came from Benzema and Rodrygo, alongside an own goal.[37] Five days later, the first El Clásico of the season against Barcelona at Camp Nou was won 2–1 after goals from David Alaba, a debut one for the Austrian, and Lucas Vázquez.[38] The home game against Osasuna on 27 October ended in a goalless draw.[39] Elche were defeated three days later on the road with a score of 2–1 thanks to a Vinícius brace.[40]

November

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On 3 November, Madrid defeated Shakhtar 2–1 at home after a brace from Benzema. The first goal was Madrid's 1000th in their Champions League history.[41] Three days later, Rayo Vallecano were defeated 2–1 at home after goals from Toni Kroos and Benzema.[42] On 21 November, Madrid defeated Granada 4–1 away from home. The goals came from Asensio, Nacho, Vinícius and Ferland Mendy.[43] Three days later, Sheriff was defeated 3–0 on the road in the Champions League with Alaba, Kroos and Benzema scoring the goals. With that win, Madrid secured their place in the knockout stages for the 25th time in a row.[44] On 28 November, Sevilla were defeated 2–1 at the Bernabéu with goals from Benzema and Vinícius.[45]

December

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On the first day of the new month, a Benzema goal secured Madrid a 1–0 home victory over Athletic Bilbao.[46] Three days later, another Basque team, Real Sociedad, was beaten 2–0 at Anoeta with goals from Vinícius and Luka Jović.[47] Goals from Kroos and Asensio on 7 December secured Madrid a first-place finish in their Champions League group with a 2–0 home win over Inter.[48] On 12 December, Benzema and Asensio scored for a 2–0 Madrid Derby win against Atlético Madrid at the Bernabéu.[49] The home game against Cádiz on 19 December ended in a goalless draw.[50] Bilbao were defeated 2–1 away from home on the last matchday of 2021, with Benzema scoring a brace.[51]

January

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On the second day of the new year, Madrid lost 0–1 away to Getafe, suffering the first defeat since 3 October, a loss at Espanyol.[52] The round of 32 of the Copa del Rey was a rematch against Alcoyano on 5 January, who eliminated Madrid at the same stage last year. This time Madrid won 3–1, with goals from Militão, Asensio and an own goal.[53] Three days later, Madrid defeated Valencia 4–1 at home after braces from Vinícius and Benzema, with the latter scoring his 300th goal for the club.[54] On 12 January, the first semi-final of the 2022 Supercopa de España was won 3–2 after extra time against Barcelona. Vinícius, Benzema and Federico Valverde scored the goals.[55] The following day, Madrid terminated the loan agreement with Roma for Borja Mayoral and sent him to Getafe until 30 June 2022.[56] On 16 January, Madrid won their first trophy of the season, the Supercopa de España, defeating Athletic Bilbao 2–0 in the final with goals from Luka Modrić and Benzema.[57] Four days later, Madrid faced Elche away from home in the Copa del Rey round of 16 and won 2–1 with a late extra time comeback after goals from Isco and Eden Hazard.[58] On 23 January, Madrid played another match against Elche, this time in the league at the Bernabéu, and made another last minute comeback. The final score was 2–2, with Modrić and Militão scoring the goals.[59]

February

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On 3 February, Real Madrid faced Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals in the first game of the month, making it the fourth meeting between the two teams in two months. Madrid lost 0–1 and were eliminated, meaning they had progressed past the quarter-final stage only once after their victory in 2014.[60] Three days later, Madrid hosted Granada in a league match and won 1–0, with the only goal coming from Asensio.[61] On 12 February, Madrid played against Villarreal away from home, with the game ending in a goalless stalemate.[62] On 15 February, Real met Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. A lone Mbappe goal at the death gave Paris the advantage.[63] Four days later, Madrid defeated Alaves 3–0 at home, with Asensio, Vinícius and Benzema scoring the goals.[64] On 26 February, Madrid faced Rayo Vallecano on the road and clinched the three points with a late goal from Benzema.[65]

March

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On 5 March, goals from Camavinga, Modrić, Benzema and Asensio helped Madrid to take a smashing 4–1 victory over Real Sociedad in the first game of the month, a day before the club's 120th birthday.[66] Four days later, Madrid faced Paris Saint-Germain at the Bernabéu in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. A hat-trick from Benzema powered Real's late comeback, with the team winning 3–1 (3–2 on aggregate) and progressing to the quarter-finals.[67] On 14 March, Madrid defeated Mallorca away from home, with Benzema scoring twice and Vinícius also on the scoresheet.[68] On 20 March, Madrid hosted the third El Clásico of the season and lost 0–4. This was Real's first Clásico loss since 0–1 in March 2019 and their biggest since 1–5 in October 2018.[69]

April

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On 2 April, after the international break, Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2–1 away from home, with Benzema scoring two goals from the penalty spot.[70] Four days later, Madrid met Chelsea away from home in the Champions League quarter-finals first leg, rematching the last season's semi-finals. Madrid won 3–1 thanks to the second Benzema Champions League knockout hat-trick in a row, making him the first player to achieve that feat since Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2016–17 edition.[71] On 9 April, goals from Casemiro and Vázquez gave Madrid a 2–0 home win over Getafe.[72] Three days later, Madrid faced Chelsea at home in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Real suffered a 2–3 loss after extra time, but managed to win 5–4 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals with a late Rodrygo goal and an extra time header from Benzema.[73] On 17 April, goals from Rodrygo and Nacho and a late winner from Benzema helped Madrid produce a comeback and beat Sevilla 3–2 away from home to secure their third consecutive win at the Ramon Sánchez Pizjuan, which has not happened in over 30 years, and move closer to the title.[74] Three days later, Madrid got a 3–1 away win over Osasuna after goals from Alaba, Asensio and Vázquez.[75] On 26 April, Madrid played the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Manchester City on the away soil. The match ended in a 3–4 loss, with a Benzema brace and a goal from Vinícius.[76] On 30 April, Real Madrid sealed their 35th La Liga title with a 4–0 win over Espanyol at the Bernabéu after a brace from Rodrygo and goals from Asensio and Benzema. With four games to spare, this was Real's earliest league title since 1990.[8][77]

May

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In the first match of the month, on 4 May, Madrid faced Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Real produced another late comeback, with a brace from Rodrygo moving the game to extra time where a Benzema penalty sealed the victory, qualifying Madrid for the final, 17th overall for them and first since 2018, and defeating their opponents 3–1 in the match and 6–5 on aggregate.[78] Real Madrid became the first team to lose three knockout games en route to the Champions League final since the current format was introduced in the 2003–04 season.[79] This was also the first time in the club's history that Real qualified for the Champions League final after losing the first leg of the semi-finals, having failed to do so on eight previous occasions.[80] Four days later, Madrid lost 0–1 versus Atlético away from home. This was Real's first ever derby loss at the Wanda Metropolitano and also the first since the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.[81] On 12 May, Madrid demolished Levante in a 6–0 home win, with a hat-trick from Vinícius, the first in his career, and goals from Mendy, Rodrygo and Benzema, who equalled his Real Madrid goalscoring record with Raúl's.[82] Three days later, Madrid drew Cádiz 1–1 away from home with a goal from Mariano.[83] On 20 May, in the season's last league game, Madrid faced Real Betis at the Bernabéu, with the match ending in a 0–0 draw.[84] For the first time since the 1983–84 season, no one in the team was sent off during their La Liga campaign.[85]

The European Champion Clubs' Cup during the trophy parade

On 28 May, Madrid faced Liverpool in the Champions League final in a rematch of their 2018 encounter. A lone Vinícius goal sealed the 14th European Cup for Los Blancos, their fifth in nine years, and Ancelotti's second in charge, making him the first manager to win four Champions League trophies (with Milan in 2003 and 2007, and with Madrid in 2014 and 2022).[17][18] Despite Real Madrid's status as the most decorated team in European Cup / Champions League history, they were considered underdogs in this season's campaign, rated no higher than seventh prior to the start of the group stages in September 2021 (after, in order, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United).[86] Prior to the start of the knockout phase in February 2022, they were again seventh, behind Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, and Ajax, in addition to having been considered underdogs to all of the teams they faced thereafter.[87] As such, Madrid's run can be considered among the most improbable ones in modern Champions League history.[88]

Players

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 30 EU 2018 181 0 2026 €35M
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 30 EU 2013 330 7 2025 €6.5M Originally from youth system
3 DF Brazil Éder Militão 24 Non-EU 2019 91 4 2025 €50M
4 DF Austria David Alaba 30 EU 2021 46 3 2026 Free
5 DF Spain Jesús Vallejo 25 EU 2015 27 1 2025 €6M
6 DF Spain Nacho (2nd VC) 32 EU 2010 275 15 2023 Youth system
7 FW Belgium Eden Hazard 31 EU 2019 66 6 2024 €135M [89]
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos 32 EU 2014 365 25 2023 €25M
9 FW France Karim Benzema (VC) 34 EU 2009 605 323 2023 €35M
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić (3rd VC) 36 EU 2012 435 31 2022 €30M
11 FW Spain Marco Asensio 26 EU 2014 235 48 2023 €4M
12 DF Brazil Marcelo (captain) 34 EU 2007 (Winter) 546 38 2022 €6.5M Second nationality: Spain
13 GK Ukraine Andriy Lunin 23 EU 2018 5 0 2024 €8.5M Not strictly from a EU country
14 MF Brazil Casemiro 30 EU 2013 334 31 2025 €6M Second nationality: Spain
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 23 EU 2016 147 6 2027 €5M Second nationality: Spain
16 FW Serbia Luka Jović 24 EU 2019 51 3 2025 €60M Not strictly from a EU country
17 FW Spain Lucas Vázquez 30 EU 2015 281 28 2024 €1M Originally from youth system
18 FW Wales Gareth Bale 32 EU 2013 258 106 2022 €100M
19 MF Spain Dani Ceballos 25 EU 2017 74 5 2023 €18M
20 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior 21 Non-EU 2018 170 37 2025 €45M
21 FW Brazil Rodrygo 21 Non-EU 2019 108 18 2025 €45M
22 MF Spain Isco 30 EU 2013 353 54 2022 €25M
23 DF France Ferland Mendy 27 EU 2019 105 5 2025 €48M
24 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 28 EU 2018 73 12 2023 €23M Originally from youth system
25 MF France Eduardo Camavinga 19 EU 2021 40 2 2027 €30M

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Type Ref.
1 July 2021 DF Austria David Alaba Germany Bayern Munich Free transfer [90]
DF Spain Jesús Vallejo Granada End of loan [91]
MF Spain Dani Ceballos England Arsenal [92]
MF Spain Brahim Díaz Italy Milan [93]
MF Japan Takefusa Kubo Getafe [94]
MF Norway Martin Ødegaard England Arsenal [95]
FW Wales Gareth Bale England Tottenham Hotspur [96]
FW Serbia Luka Jović Germany Eintracht Frankfurt [97]
31 August 2021 MF France Eduardo Camavinga France Rennes Transfer [98]
13 January 2022 FW Spain Borja Mayoral Italy Roma Loan termination [56]

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Type Ref.
1 July 2021 DF Spain Sergio Ramos France Paris Saint-Germain End of contract [22][99]
19 July 2021 MF Spain Brahim Díaz Italy Milan Loan [100]
11 August 2021 MF Japan Takefusa Kubo Mallorca [101]
14 August 2021 DF France Raphaël Varane England Manchester United Transfer [102]
20 August 2021 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard England Arsenal [103]
28 August 2021 DF Spain Álvaro Odriozola Italy Fiorentina Loan [104]
13 January 2022 FW Spain Borja Mayoral Getafe [56]

Contract renewals

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Date Pos. Name Contract length Contract ends Ref.
8 July 2021 DF Spain Nacho 1-year 2023 [105]
29 July 2021 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 3-year 2025 [106]
16 August 2021 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 2-year 2026 [107]
20 August 2021 FW France Karim Benzema 1-year 2023 [108]
24 August 2021 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 2-year 2027 [109]
27 August 2021 MF Brazil Casemiro 2-year 2025 [110]
8 June 2022 MF Croatia Luka Modrić 1-year 2023 [111]

Pre-season and friendlies

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11 July 2021 1 Real Madrid 3–1 Fuenlabrada Madrid
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
18 July 2021 2 Real Madrid 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
25 July 2021[112] 3 Rangers Scotland 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Glasgow, Scotland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 12,750
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
8 August 2021[113] 4 Real Madrid Spain 0–0 Italy AC Milan Klagenfurt, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 38 26 8 4 80 31 +49 068.42
Copa del Rey 5 January 2022 3 February 2022 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Supercopa de España 12 January 2022 16 January 2022 Semi-finals Winners 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
Champions League 15 September 2021 28 May 2022 Group stage Winners 13 9 0 4 29 14 +15 069.23
Total 56 39 8 9 119 50 +69 069.64

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 26 8 4 80 31 +49 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 +30 73
3 Atlético Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 +22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 +23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 +22 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[114]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 26 8 4 80 31  +49 86 13 5 1 44 13  +31 13 3 3 36 18  +18

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWWDLWDWWWWWWWDWLWDWDWWWWLWWWWWLWDD
Position13111111222211111111111111111111111111
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[115][116]

14 August 2021 1 Alavés 1–4 Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Joselu 65' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 3,968
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 August 2021 2 Levante 3–3 Real Madrid Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 9,838
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
28 August 2021 3 Real Betis 0–1 Real Madrid Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Carvajal 61' Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 22,590
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
12 September 2021 4 Real Madrid 5–2 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 19,874
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 September 2021 5 Valencia 1–2 Real Madrid Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Duro 66' Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,689
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
22 September 2021 6 Real Madrid 6–1 Mallorca Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Lee 25' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
25 September 2021 7 Real Madrid 0–0 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 23,985
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
3 October 2021 8 Espanyol 2–1 Real Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Benzema 71' Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
24 October 2021 9 Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 86,422
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
27 October 2021 10 Real Madrid 0–0 Osasuna Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 35,619
Referee: César Soto Grado
30 October 2021 11 Elche 1–2 Real Madrid Elche
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Vinícius 22', 73' Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 23,010
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
6 November 2021 12 Real Madrid 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Falcao 76' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 43,283
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
21 November 2021 13 Granada 1–4 Real Madrid Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
28 November 2021 14 Real Madrid 2–1 Sevilla Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Mir 12' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
1 December 2021 15 Real Madrid 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Benzema 40' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 33,627
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, was moved back due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America. The international break this season was longer than usual due the impact of postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[117]
4 December 2021 16 Real Sociedad 0–2 Real Madrid San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 35,765
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
12 December 2021 17 Real Madrid 2–0 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 51,024
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
19 December 2021 18 Real Madrid 0–0 Cádiz Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 38,818
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
22 December 2021 19 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Sancet 10' Report Benzema 4', 7' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,722
Referee: César Soto Grado
Note: The match, originally scheduled for January 2022, was moved ahead due to both teams' participation in the 2022 Supercopa de España.[118]
2 January 2022 20 Getafe 1–0 Real Madrid Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Ünal 9' Report Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 11,890
Referee: Mario Melero López
8 January 2022 21 Real Madrid 4–1 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Guedes 76' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 40,617
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
23 January 2022 22 Real Madrid 2–2 Elche Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 39,796
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
6 February 2022 23 Real Madrid 1–0 Granada Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Asensio 74' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 36,665
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
12 February 2022 24 Villarreal 0–0 Real Madrid Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 February 2022 25 Real Madrid 3–0 Alavés Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 42,180
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
26 February 2022 26 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Real Madrid Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Benzema 83' Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
5 March 2022 27 Real Madrid 4–1 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Oyarzabal 10' (pen.) Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 52,410
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
14 March 2022 28 Mallorca 0–3 Real Madrid Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Estadi
Attendance: 17,191
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
20 March 2022 29 Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 60,017
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
2 April 2022 30 Celta Vigo 1–2 Real Madrid Vigo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Nolito 52' Report Benzema 19' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 15,714
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
9 April 2022 31 Real Madrid 2–0 Getafe Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 50,740
Referee: César Soto Grado
17 April 2022 32 Sevilla 2–3 Real Madrid Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 40,629
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 April 2022 33 Osasuna 1–3 Real Madrid Pamplona
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Budimir 13' Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 21,360
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
30 April 2022 34 Real Madrid 4–0 Espanyol Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 58,686
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
8 May 2022 35 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Real Madrid Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Carrasco 40' (pen.) Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 63,874
Referee: César Soto Grado
12 May 2022 36 Real Madrid 6–0 Levante Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
15 May 2022 37 Cádiz 1–1 Real Madrid Cádiz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sobrino 37' Report Mariano 5' Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 19,643
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
20 May 2022 38 Real Madrid 0–0 Real Betis Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 52,232
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Score overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Alavés 3–0 4–1 7–1
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 2–1 3–1
Atlético Madrid 2–0 0–1 2–1
Barcelona 0–4 2–1 2–5
Cádiz 0–0 1–1 1–1
Celta Vigo 5–2 2–1 7–3
Elche 2–2 2–1 4–3
Espanyol 4–0 1–2 5–2
Getafe 2–0 0–1 2–1
Granada 1–0 4–1 5–1
Levante 6–0 3–3 9–3
Mallorca 6–1 3–0 9–1
Osasuna 0–0 3–1 3–1
Rayo Vallecano 2–1 1–0 3–1
Real Betis 0–0 1–0 1–0
Real Sociedad 4–1 2–0 6–1
Sevilla 2–1 3–2 5–3
Valencia 4–1 2–1 6–2
Villarreal 0–0 0–0 0–0

Copa del Rey

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Madrid entered the tournament in the round of 32, as they had qualified for the 2022 Supercopa de España.

5 January 2022 Round of 32 Alcoyano 1–3 Real Madrid Alcoy
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Vega 66' Report Stadium: El Collao
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
20 January 2022 Round of 16 Elche 1–2 (a.e.t.) Real Madrid Elche
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 33,732
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
3 February 2022 Quarter-finals Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Berenguer 89' Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,750
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Supercopa de España

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12 January 2022 Semi-finals Barcelona 2–3 (a.e.t.) Real Madrid Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
16 January 2022 Final Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Real Madrid Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: César Soto Grado

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 26 August 2021.[119]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA INT SHE SHK
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 1–2 2–1
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 3–1 2–0
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–3 2–0
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 0–5 0–0 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2021 1 Inter Milan Italy 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Milan, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Rodrygo 89' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 37,082
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
28 September 2021 2 Real Madrid Spain 1–2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Benzema 65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 24,522
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
19 October 2021 3 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–5 Spain Real Madrid Kyiv, Ukraine[note 2]
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: NSC Olympiyskiy
Attendance: 34,037
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
3 November 2021 4 Real Madrid Spain 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Madrid, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Benzema 14', 61' Report Fernando 39' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 38,105
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
24 November 2021 5 Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–3 Spain Real Madrid Tiraspol, Moldova
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 5,932
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
7 December 2021 6 Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Italy Inter Milan Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Barella Red card 64' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 46,887
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[120]

15 February 2022 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Spain Real Madrid Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Mbappé 90+4' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,443
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
9 March 2022 Second leg Real Madrid Spain 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
France Paris Saint-Germain Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Benzema 61', 76', 78' Report Mbappé 39' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 59,895
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[121]

6 April 2022 First leg Chelsea England 1–3 Spain Real Madrid London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Havertz 40' Report Benzema 21', 24', 46' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,689
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 April 2022 Second leg Real Madrid Spain 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)
England Chelsea Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 59,839
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Semi-finals
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26 April 2022 First leg Manchester City England 4–3 Spain Real Madrid Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,217
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 May 2022 Second leg Real Madrid Spain 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 agg.)
England Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Mahrez 73' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 61,416
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Final
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28 May 2022 Final Liverpool England 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Saint-Denis, France
21:36 CEST (UTC+2)[note 3] Report Vinícius 59' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Supercopa de España
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 52 0 36 0 1 0 13 0 2 0
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 36 1 24 1 0 0 11 0 1 0
3 DF Brazil Éder Militão 50 2 34 1 2 1 12 0 2 0
4 DF Austria David Alaba 46 3 30 2 3 0 12 1 1 0
5 DF Spain Jesús Vallejo 8 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF Spain Nacho 42 3 28 3 3 0 9 0 2 0
7 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 23 1 18 0 2 1 3 0 0 0
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos 45 3 28 1 3 0 12 2 2 0
9 FW France Karim Benzema 46 44 32 27 0 0 12 15 2 2
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić 45 3 28 2 2 0 13 0 2 1
11 FW Spain Marco Asensio 42 12 31 10 2 1 8 1 1 0
12 DF Brazil Marcelo 18 0 12 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
13 GK Ukraine Andriy Lunin 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Brazil Casemiro 48 1 32 1 3 0 11 0 2 0
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 46 1 31 0 2 0 11 0 2 1
16 FW Serbia Luka Jović 19 1 15 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
17 FW Spain Lucas Vázquez 41 3 29 3 2 0 8 0 2 0
18 FW Wales Gareth Bale 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF Spain Dani Ceballos 18 0 11 0 2 0 5 0 0 0
20 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior 52 22 35 17 2 0 13 4 2 1
21 FW Brazil Rodrygo 49 9 33 4 3 0 11 5 2 0
22 MF Spain Isco 17 2 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF France Ferland Mendy 35 2 22 2 1 0 10 0 2 0
24 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 11 1 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF France Eduardo Camavinga 40 2 26 2 3 0 10 0 1 0
27 MF Spain Antonio Blanco 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW Spain Juanmi Latasa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Spain Mario Gila 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Spain Miguel Gutiérrez 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 DF Spain Sergio Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Dominican Republic Peter González 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Spain Álvaro Odriozola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Soccerway

Player left Madrid during the season

Goals

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Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Supercopa Total[122]
1 France Karim Benzema 27 0 15 2 44
2 Brazil Vinícius Júnior 17 0 4 1 22
3 Spain Marco Asensio 10 1 1 0 12
4 Brazil Rodrygo 4 0 5 0 9
5 Austria David Alaba 2 0 1 0 3
Germany Toni Kroos 1 0 2 0
Croatia Luka Modrić 2 0 0 1
Spain Nacho 3 0 0 0
Spain Lucas Vázquez 3 0 0 0
10 France Eduardo Camavinga 2 0 0 0 2
Spain Isco 1 1 0 0
France Ferland Mendy 2 0 0 0
Brazil Éder Militão 1 1 0 0
14 Wales Gareth Bale 1 0 0 0 1
Spain Dani Carvajal 1 0 0 0
Brazil Casemiro 1 0 0 0
Belgium Eden Hazard 0 1 0 0
Serbia Luka Jović 1 0 0 0
Dominican Republic Mariano 1 0 0 0
Uruguay Federico Valverde 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 1 1 0 2
Total 80 5 29 5 119

Clean sheets

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Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Supercopa Total[122]
1 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 16 0 5 1 22
2 Ukraine Andriy Lunin 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 0 5 1 22

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Supercopa Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
3 DF Brazil Éder Militão 5 4 1 9 1
12 DF Brazil Marcelo 1 1
14 MF Brazil Casemiro 11 1 3 1 16
25 MF France Eduardo Camavinga 9 1 1 11
6 DF Spain Nacho 7 2 9
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić 5 1 1 7
23 DF France Ferland Mendy 4 3 7
20 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior 6 6
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos 4 2 6
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 2 2 1 5
21 FW Brazil Rodrygo 3 1 1 5
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 1 3 4
4 DF Austria David Alaba 2 1 1 4
17 MF Spain Lucas Vázquez 3 1 4
7 FW Belgium Eden Hazard 2 2
11 FW Spain Marco Asensio 2 2
16 FW Serbia Luka Jović 1 1 2
18 FW Wales Gareth Bale 2 2
24 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 2 2
1 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 1 1
5 DF Spain Jesús Vallejo 1 1
9 FW France Karim Benzema 1 1
22 MF Spain Isco 1 1
35 DF Spain Miguel Gutiérrez 1 1

Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was capped at 40% in August[2] and 60% in September;[3] since October, full capacity was allowed.[4] Additionally, Santiago Bernabéu's capacity was limited throughout the season due to renovation works.[5]
  2. ^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  3. ^ The final, originally scheduled for 21:00 CEST, was delayed to 21:36 CEST due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

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