Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 52': Nolito
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1 - 2
  • 19': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 70': Karim Benzema (P)

Karim Benzema scores two penalties, misses another, in Real Madrid win over Celta Vigo

Karim Benzema scored two penalties and had another saved as Real Madrid won 2-1 at Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 19': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1.
  • 52': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1. Nolito (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Galán.
  • 57': Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Thiago Galhardo.
  • 61': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 61': Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  • 64': Penalty saved! Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia replaces Fran Beltrán.
  • 72': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Nolito.
  • 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
  • 81': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Orbelín Pineda replaces Brais Méndez.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Eder Militão.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 15,714

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Real Madrid 29 72 1
+26 Barcelona 29 64 3
+25 Girona 29 62 5
+24 Athletic Club 29 56 5
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 4
45.2 Possession 54.8
12 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
2 Penalty Goals 0
3 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
404 Accurate Passes 465
461 Passes 536
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 37
0.2 Cross % 0.1
44 Long Balls 58
29 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 12
8 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 4
23 Effective Clearances 6
23 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Matías Dituro (GK)
24 Yaison Murillo Yellow Card
15 Joseph Aidoo
8 Fran Beltrán
17 Javi Galán Yellow Card
20 Kevin Vázquez
6 Denis Suárez
9 Nolito
23 Brais Méndez
7 Thiago Galhardo Yellow Card
10 Iago Aspas

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão
23 Ferland Mendy
17 Lucas Vázquez
14 Casemiro
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
11 Marco Asensio

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