Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAsensio and Militao score to give Real Madrid 2-0 win against Celta
Marco Asensio and Eder Militao scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo and cut Barcelona's lead at the top of LaLiga to eight points.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Marco Asensio is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Augusto Solari.
- 7': Foul by Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo).
- 7': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Offside, Celta Vigo. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 15': Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
- 19': Kevin Vázquez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 23': Offside, Celta Vigo. Gabri Veiga tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo).
- 24': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 26': Attempt missed. Nacho (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 27': Foul by Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo).
- 27': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
- 30': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Luca de la Torre.
- 33': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nacho with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 34': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 38': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo).
- 38': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 42': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Celta Vigo 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 44': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 44': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javi Galán following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Celta Vigo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Celta Vigo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Augusto Solari.
- 46': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo).
- 47': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fran Beltrán.
- 48': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Celta Vigo 0. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 51': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Éder Militão.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gabri Veiga.
- 55': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 59': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo).
- 61': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Óscar Rodríguez replaces Haris Seferovic.
- 63': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 66': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 66': Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nacho.
- 69': Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Unai Núñez.
- 70': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
- 70': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Williot Swedberg replaces Javi Galán.
- 75': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Kevin Vázquez.
- 76': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Marco Asensio.
- 77': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fernando Medrano replaces Kevin Vázquez.
- 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Medrano.
- 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Fernando Medrano (Celta Vigo).
- 89': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 90': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 90': Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Foul by Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo).
- 90'+1': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 90'+2': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Celta Vigo) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Celta Vigo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Celta Vigo 0.
Statistics
 CEL |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 657 |
| 369 | Passes | 728 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,386
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,386
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | +47 | 78 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | +28 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 31 | +24 | 65 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos  |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
Celta Vigo (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iván Villar (GK) |
| 4 | Unai Núñez |
| 14 | Renato Tapia |
| 17 | Javi Galán |
| 20 | Kevin Vázquez |
| 8 | Fran Beltrán |
| 24 | Gabri Veiga |
| 23 | Luca de la Torre |
| 21 | Augusto Solari |
| 22 | Haris Seferovic |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
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