Real Madrid clashed heads with Celta Vigo at the Estadio de Balaídos earlier tonight as they focused on securing a positive result on their travels. Los Blancos made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 14th minute via Karim Benzema’s penalty. However, the home side equalised courtesy of Iago Aspas’ penalty just nine minutes later. Luka Modric regained Real Madrid’s lead in the 41st minute with a stunning strike as Carlo Ancelotti’s men went into the half-time break 2-1 up on the scoreline.
Vinicius Junior put daylight between the two sides when he scored with a good run and finish in the 56th minute. Federico Valverde added another goal just ten minutes later as Los Blancos ended up cruising to an impressive 4-1 victory away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the match against Celta Vigo.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 6.5/10
The Belgian keeper made one good save during the game but will be disappointed for not keeping a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 6/10
He didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field but offered very little going forward.
CB: Eder Militao – 6.5/10
Militao earned the ball back a couple of times for his side. He was accurate with his passing as well.
CB: David Alaba – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when required and engineered one good chance in the opposition half.
LB: Ferland Mendy – 7/10
The Frenchman was solid at the back and made two encouraging runs with the ball down the left flank.
CM: Luka Modric – 8.5/10
Modric orchestrated a few decent chances for his teammates in the final third and scored a superb goal in the first half to give his team a narrow advantage at half-time. He has even got an assist to his name.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and caused a lot of problems for the opposition in the final third.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 7/10
Camavinga did his fair share of defending and completed some powerful dribbles with the ball in the opponent’s half.
RW: Federico Valverde – 7.5/10
Valverde worked hard and deserves credit for scoring a good goal in the second half.
ST: Karim Benzema – 7/10
Benzema gave Los Blancos the lead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute. However, he was a bit wasteful with his finishing in the remainder of the contest.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 8.5/10
The Brazilian winger caused all sorts of problems for the Celta Vigo centre-backs due to his excellent dribbling and link-up play from the left flank. He ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 6/10
He kept things solid at the back.
CM: Dani Ceballos – 6/10
The Spaniard added some energy to Ancelotti’s midfield.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – 6/10
He made one important clearance.
RW: Marco Asensio – N/A
Asensio didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
LW: Eden Hazard – N/A
The Belgian talent came off the bench and missed a penalty.
