At 4 o'clock in the morning on August 21, Beijing time, the second round of the 2022-23 La Liga season ushered in a focus battle. The defending champion Real Madrid went away to challenge Celta Vigo. In the first half, Tapia and Militao exchanged penalty kicks, Benzema and Aspas each scored penalty kicks for their team, and then Modric scored a world wave; in the second half, Modric Assisted Vinicius to score a single goal, and then Vinicius assisted Valverde to score. Benzema made a penalty kick at the last moment, but unfortunately was missed by Hazard. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 24-1 and won two consecutive victories at the beginning of the new season.
In the last 16 times the two teams have met, Real Madrid has remained unbeaten with 14 wins and 2 draws. Due to the transfer of Casemiro to Manchester United , Camavinga and Chuameni started in this game, partnering with Modric in the midfield.
In the 4th minute, Celta's Rodriguez took the free kick in front of the penalty area and directly attacked the goal. Courtois saved the ball. In the 10th minute, Vinicius received the ball from the left and entered the penalty area, shooting high into the far corner with his right foot.
In the 11th minute, Real Madrid took a corner kick into the penalty area. Chuameni headed the ball over. Alaba's close shot was blocked by Tapia with his hand. After a VAR reminder, the referee awarded a penalty kick.
The penalty kick was taken by Benzema. He pushed the lower right corner of the goal with his right foot and broke the net. Real Madrid led Celta Vigo 1-0.
In the 22nd minute, a similar plot happened again. Celta made a pass from the right. Paciencia in the penalty area headed the ball towards the goal. The ball hit the arm of Militao who was defending him. The referee also gave Celta a point. ball.
Aspas took the penalty kick. He volleyed with his left foot into the lower right corner of the goal. Courtois judged the right direction, but failed to save the ball. Real Madrid 1-1 Celta Vigo.
In the 29th minute, Celta's Garland broke into the penalty area from the left and volleyed high with his left foot. In the 33rd minute, Celta successfully counterattacked in the frontcourt and missed the shot from the penalty area line.
In the 35th minute, Garland made a pass from the left, and Paciencia's header in the penalty area went wide. In the 42nd minute, Real Madrid took the lead again. Alaba made a cross from the left side of the frontcourt. Modric in front of the penalty area blasted a world wave with his right foot and scored. Real Madrid 2-1 Celta. At the end of the first half, Real Madrid took the lead temporarily.
In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. In the 47th minute, Vinicius dribbled the ball from the left into the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.
In the 56th minute, Real Madrid launched a quick counterattack. Modric sent a through ball from the backcourt. Vinicius started dribbling the ball from the center circle, single-handedly entered the penalty area and passed the goalkeeper, and then hit an empty goal. Real Madrid 3-1 Celta.
In the 63rd minute, Celta took a corner kick from the right to the penalty area, and Aidoo's header was slightly higher. In the 66th minute, Real Madrid took advantage of a quick counterattack to seal the victory. Vinicius received the ball on the left and passed it to the penalty area. Benzema in the middle slipped, and Valverde, who followed from behind, pushed and scored. Real Madrid 4 -1 ahead of Celta Vigo.
In the 68th minute, Alaba knocked down his opponent with a sliding tackle outside the penalty area and received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Rudiger went to the right side of the frontcourt and took the ball straight towards Benzema. The latter was brought down by his opponent in the penalty area, and the referee gave Real Madrid a penalty kick again.
This time the penalty kick was handed over to Hazard. The Belgian's right-footed shot was saved by goalkeeper Marchesin.
Finally, the game ended. Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 and won two consecutive victories at the beginning of the new season.