Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 2, 2022
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Celta Vigo DLWLD 1
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Estadio Abanca-Balaídos · 15,714 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Karim Benzema scores two penalties, misses another, in Real Madrid win over Celta Vigo

Karim Benzema scored two penalties and had another saved as Real Madrid won 2-1 at Celta Vigo on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
4
45.2
Possession
54.8
12
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
3
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
404
Accurate Passes
465
461
Passes
536
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
37
0.2
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
12
8
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
4
23
Effective Clearances
6
23
Clearances
6

Highlights

03:12 Benzema's 2 penalties give Real Madrid the 3 points Watch on ESPN 00:51 Benzema calmly slots home penalty for a 1-0 Real Madrid lead Watch on ESPN 01:13 Celta Vigo's equalizer called off after controversial offside Watch on ESPN 00:54 Stellar counter-attack leads to Celta Vigo equalizer Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Matías DituroG
  2. 24Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 15Joseph AidooCD-R
  4. 8Fran BeltránSW
  5. 17Javi GalánLB
  6. 20Kevin VázquezRB
  7. 6Denis SuárezCM
  8. 9NolitoLM
  9. 23Brais MéndezRM
  10. 7Thiago GalhardoCF-L
  11. 10Iago AspasCF-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 11Marco AsensioRF

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 36' Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 40' Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  4. 52' Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1. Nolito (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Galán.
  5. 57' Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Thiago Galhardo.
  7. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  8. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  9. 64' Penalty saved! Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  10. 70' Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 72' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia replaces Fran Beltrán.
  12. 72' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Nolito.
  13. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
  14. 81' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Orbelín Pineda replaces Brais Méndez.
  15. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Eder Militão.
  16. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.

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