Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, September 12, 2021
Celta Vigo WLLDL 2
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Real Madrid LDWDW 5
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CEL202
RMA145
Estadio Bernabéu · 19,874 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Real Madrid rally past Celta Vigo thanks to Karim Benzema hat trick

Real Madrid came from behind twice to earn victory over Celta Vigo thanks in large part to more stellar play from Karim Benzema in Madrid on Sunday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
3
40.2
Possession
59.8
11
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
11
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
339
Accurate Passes
542
413
Passes
613
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
53
31
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
5
18
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:59 Celta Vigo takes surprise lead over Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 35Miguel GutiérrezLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM-L
  7. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  8. 20Vinícius JúniorLM
  9. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 9Karim BenzemaCF-L
  11. 7Eden HazardCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  2. 5Jesús VallejoSUB
  3. 22IscoSUB
  4. 27Antonio BlancoSUB
  5. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  6. 24Mariano DíazSUB
  7. 12MarceloSUB
  8. 21RodrygoSUB
  9. 26Luis LópezSUB
  10. 11Marco AsensioSUB
  11. 17Lucas VázquezSUB

CEL · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Matías DituroG
  2. 24Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 4Néstor AraujoCD-R
  4. 14Renato TapiaSW
  5. 17Javi GalánLB
  6. 2Hugo MalloRB
  7. 6Denis SuárezCM
  8. 11Franco CerviLM
  9. 23Brais MéndezRM
  10. 22Santi MinaCF-L
  11. 10Iago AspasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Fran Beltrán
  2. 9Nolito
  3. 19José Fontán
  4. 5Okay Yokuslu
  5. 15Joseph Aidoo
  6. 13Rubén Blanco
  7. 21Augusto Solari
  8. 16Miguel Baeza
  9. 7Thiago Galhardo
  10. 20Kevin Vázquez

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Celta Vigo 1. Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  2. 24' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Celta Vigo 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  3. 31' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Celta Vigo 2. Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 33' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Renato Tapia.
  7. 46' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Celta Vigo 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
  8. 52' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Brais Méndez.
  9. 55' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Celta Vigo 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  10. 55' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  11. 63' Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Nolito replaces Franco Cervi.
  13. 63' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Thiago Galhardo replaces Santi Mina.
  14. 63' Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 66' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Eden Hazard.
  16. 72' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Celta Vigo 2. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  17. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
  18. 87' Goal! Real Madrid 5, Celta Vigo 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  19. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  20. 89' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Joseph Aidoo replaces Jeison Murillo.
  21. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.

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