Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, March 20, 2021
Real Madrid WDDWW 3
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Celta Vigo WLDWD 1
1st2ndT
RMA213
CEL101
Estadio Abanca-Balaídos

Match Report

AP Photo/Lalo R.Villar

Benzema double helps Real Madrid win at Celta to close gap at top

Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid secured a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday to close the gap in the La Liga title race.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
23
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
16
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
418
471
Passes
496
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
40
34
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
8
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
15
16
Clearances
15

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Iván VillarG
  2. 24Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 4Néstor AraujoCD-R
  4. 14Renato TapiaSW
  5. 19Aarón MartínLB
  6. 2Hugo MalloRB
  7. 6Denis SuárezCM
  8. 9NolitoLM
  9. 23Brais MéndezRM
  10. 22Santi MinaCF-L
  11. 10Iago AspasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Patrick Sequeira
  2. 21Augusto Solari
  3. 27Miguel Baeza
  4. 8Fran Beltrán
  5. 17David Juncà
  6. 29José Fontán
  7. 20Kevin Vázquez
  8. 18Joseph Aidoo
  9. 12Facundo Ferreyra

RMA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 5Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 14CasemiroDM
  5. 23Ferland MendyLB
  6. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  7. 10Luka ModricAM
  8. 8Toni KroosLM
  9. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 9Karim BenzemaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12MarceloSUB
  2. 25RodrygoSUB
  3. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  4. 3Éder MilitãoSUB
  5. 11Marco AsensioSUB
  6. 22IscoSUB
  7. 34Hugo DuroSUB
  8. 26Diego AltubeSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  2. 22' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 25' Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  5. 39' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 40' Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez following a set piece situation.
  7. 70' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Toni Kroos.
  9. 71' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Nolito.
  10. 78' Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Facundo Ferreyra replaces Jeison Murillo.
  13. 84' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Brais Méndez.
  14. 85' Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Celta Vigo. José Manuel Fontán replaces Augusto Solari because of an injury.
  16. 90'+4' Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 3. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.

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