Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid

Usual suspects Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored in Real Madrid's routine 4-1 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday as the holders continued their perfect ...

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, center, kicks the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo, Spain. On Sunday, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid host Valencia and Villarreal respectively in crucial fixtures. Luka Modric and Federico Valverde also found the back of the net, Other gameweek two fixtures in Spain however witnessed a flurry of red cards -- two each in Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla vs Valladolid clashes, and one in Osasuna vs Cadiz match.

It's six points from six for Real Madrid, who have started their LaLiga title defence with wins at Almería and now Celta Vigo. On Saturday night, they won ...

More than a kind gesture, it was Benzema’s way of trying to get the Belgian’s confidence up because the Frenchman knows that a confident and engaged Hazard can be very useful to the team. So, with the likes of Tchouaméni, Camavinga and Valverde all set to earn significant minutes, shouldn’t Real Madrid have the energy to play a pressing game now? Well, even in Vigo, when all three of those players started, the press was poor. Maybe it’s not about the profile of players but about the set-up of Ancelotti’s press. There was a point early last season when Ancelotti gave up on playing a pressing game, pointing to the fact that Modrić, Kroos and Casemiro didn’t have the energy for that kind of style. Part of the reason Tchouaméni was under pressure was that Ancelotti had explicitly said he was disappointed with the performances of the summer signing and of Camavinga against Almería. He explained that they were capable of much more, and that they’d performed better in training that under the lights of the Power Horse Stadium. When these sides met in Vigo in April, it was a festival of penalties as Real Madrid were awarded three spot kicks, with Karim Benzema scoring two and missing one. In this game, he was given a standing ovation by the Celta Vigo fans as he was substituted off the pitch after having scored what is already certain to be one of the best goals of the season. From Eibar’s Ipurua to Inter’s San Siro, the midfielder has now received standing ovations from a range of different fanbases after various spectacular performances. He did find himself out of position on a couple of occasions in the opening half hour, but the 22-year-old grew into the game and was very involved, producing a few moments that made you go “wow”. Given all the pressure that was on his shoulders going into this game in Vigo, this was a very impressive response.

After Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas cancelled out Karim Benzema's early penalty on Saturday evening, goals from Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr and Federico ...

Asenjo failed to control the ball, and Karim Rekik scored five minutes after Anuar Tuhami had given the promoted side an 80th-minute lead. The second round began on Friday night with Rayo Vallecano winning 2-0 away to Espanyol. Both of Betis’ goals in their 2-1 win away to Mallorca, and Osasuna’s two goals in their 2-0 home win over Cadiz came from the penalty spot, Xinhua reports.

Luka Modric handed Real back their lead ahead of half-time. In the second half, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde scored to hand Real a massive win. Here's ...

Modric has assisted Vinicius seven times in the 38 goals scored by the Brazilian for Real in all competitions. Real stepped up in the second half and Modric picked out a delightful pass for Vinicius. Karim Benzema put Real ahead in the 14th minute before Iago Aspas equalized for the hosts.

After Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas cancelled out Karim Benzema's early penalty, goals from Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde kept Real Madrid ...

Asenjo failed to control the ball, and Karim Rekik scored five minutes after Anuar Tuhami had given the promoted side an 80th-minute lead. Osasuna made two wins from two games and left Cadiz with two defeats. Borja Iglesias put Betis ahead in the ninth minute, and Vedat Muriqi leveled for Mallorca early in the second half.

Iago Aspas scored for Celta Vigo on their penalty kick to level the match in the 23rd minute. Just under 5 minutes from halftime, midfielder Luka Modric scored ...

The club has not lost a match to a team outside of Madrid and Barcelona since January 2021. Real Madrid won the match and remains top of the table with 6 points and a goal difference (GD) of 4. Eden Hazard was sent in during the ending moments of the match. He played a ball to midfielder Federico Valverde who smashed the 4th goal for the side. Vinícius Júnior joined Modric to score a goal and assist in the same match. Karim Benzema gave the visitors an early lead through a penalty in the 14th minute.