Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Celta Vigo
  • 23': Iago Aspas (P)
FT
1 - 4
Real Madrid
  • 14': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 42': Luka Modric
  • 56': Vinícius Júnior
  • 66': Federico Valverde

Luka Modric stunner helps Real Madrid to 4-1 win over Celta Vigo

Luka Modric scored his latest stunning goal to help Real Madrid to an eventually comfortable 4-1 victory at Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
  • 2': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 2': Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 7': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo).
  • 10': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Hand ball by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 11': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Franco Cervi.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 13': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 13': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
  • 14': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 18': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
  • 21': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
  • 21': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Mallo with a cross.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Eder Militão (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
  • 25': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Tapia.
  • 29': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
  • 29': Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas with a headed pass.
  • 39': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
  • 39': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 42': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
  • 44': Foul by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
  • 44': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 56': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 3. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 62': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
  • 63': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by David Alaba.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
  • 65': Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 66': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 4. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball.
  • 68': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
  • 68': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Carles Pérez replaces Gonçalo Paciência.
  • 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 72': Hand ball by Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Beltrán.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
  • 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces David Alaba.
  • 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
  • 78': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Gabriel Veiga replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
  • 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 85': Penalty Real Madrid. Karim Benzema draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Luca de la Torre replaces Renato Tapia.
  • 87': Penalty saved! Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 89': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 4.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
49.2 Possession 50.8
16 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 1
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
475 Accurate Passes 479
538 Passes 543
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 38
26 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 11
20 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 15,681

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 32 +48 81
2 Barcelona 32 +27 70
3 Girona 32 +27 68
4 Atlético Madrid 32 +21 61
Full Table

Line-Ups

CEL Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Agustín Marchesín (GK)
4 Unai Núñez
15 Joseph Aidoo
14 Renato Tapia Yellow Card
17 Javi Galán
2 Hugo Mallo Yellow Card
8 Fran Beltrán
5 Óscar Rodríguez
11 Franco Cervi
9 Gonçalo Paciência
10 Iago Aspas
Celta Vigo Substitutes:
Iván Villar, Williot Swedberg, Augusto Solari, Carlos Dominguez, Miguel Rodríguez, Óscar Mingueza, Miguel Baeza, Carles Pérez, Kevin Vázquez, Luca de la Torre, Francisco López, Gabri Veiga.

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão
23 Ferland Mendy
2 Dani Carvajal Yellow Card
18 Aurélien Tchouaméni
12 Eduardo Camavinga
10 Luka Modric
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
15 Federico Valverde
Real Madrid Substitutes:
Lucas Vázquez, Marco Asensio, Nacho, Luis López, Andriy Lunin, Eden Hazard, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Ceballos, Antonio Rüdiger, Mariano.

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