He dressed in gray Real Madrid at Balaidos and even grayer was the match he played in the match against Celtic of Vigo. He managed to achieve victory, which is the goal of the competition, but he did not leave a convincing image to match the result. [Así vivimos la victoria del Real Madrid ante el Celta de Vigo]
Two flashes of quality from their two best players unbalanced the match. First of all Mbappé with the right hand from outside the area, then Vinicius with a nice finish against Guaita, they unlocked a Madrid that shows worrying symptoms before The Classic.
The whites were saved in Balaídos, but they left gross mistakes for which they would surely pay next week at a much higher price. Despite everything, it is the numbers that rule and the ranking says that the men of Ancelotti They will sleep, with better or worse feelings, with the same points as Barça at the top of the standings.
Mbappé, congratulated by his Real Madrid teammates.
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A chaotic match
Towards an open grave. As if it were the final of the Champions or any other match in which there were more than three points at stake, Celta and Real Madrid came out eating grass from the first moment.
The courageous attitude of both teams, or perhaps the mismanagement they both got into during this start, resulted in a first-class spectacle that any good football fan happily witnessed. With little play in the center of the field, the first minutes were characterized by the appearance of spaces and the speed of play of both teams.
In this lack of control, Celta had everything in its favor to take the advantage on the scoreboard. The Galicians hounded Real Madrid on the counter-attack with a Borja Iglesias touch that left them completely alone. Swedberg. However, the striker, with all the time in the world and everything in his favor, crashed down with a huge save Courteous.
Real Madrid responded with a shot from Fede Valverde from the front of the zone to which he had to respond Guaita. That was the first warning, but White usually doesn’t warn too often before dealing the final blow.
For this reason, and in the midst of blessed chaos, Mbappé showed why Real Madrid signed him. The Frenchman took advantage of an error Fran Beltran From the start, from the edge of the area and without thinking twice, he nailed his right foot into the top corner and scored the first of the match.
With Kylian showing that he has an increasingly keen eye, what was also clear is that the one that is not brilliant as a whole is Ancelotti’s team. Unable to win the match, Celta always looked dangerous, even if Vinicius scored with a header at the end of the first half.
Modric sheds light
With Tchouaméni In an indeterminate position in which he sometimes looked like a simple central defender and sometimes like a midfielder, disaster befell Real Madrid a few minutes after the restart.
In this confusion which caused the lack of definition of the French footballer, Swedberg knew how to take advantage of it. Celta charged from the right wing before carrying the ball into the heart of the area. There, in that fateful dance of marks for Real Madrid, Swedberg seemed unmarked to push towards goal and beat Courtois.
The Whites scored on the following play thanks to Vinicius, but the action was invalidated by a previous offside from Mbappé. Celta were riding high, confident and energized by the equalizer, and were on the verge of a comeback.
Once again, Swedberg entered the box as if he were in his living room, but his right leg shot went too crosswise. Real Madrid were chaos, and that’s why Ancelotti acted and brought in Modric Already Rodrygo to bring order.
Sometimes logical and simple things work best, and Luke He was responsible for confirming it in just a few minutes. An incredible filtered pass from the Croatian looking to clear Vinicius completed the connection with the Brazilian and he took care of the rest. Break to Guaita and indisputable definition to put Real Madrid back on the scoreboard.
White failed to control the match until the end. And they were going to pay dearly because, already in added time, Douvikas inexplicably failed while he was already tasting a draw. Despite everything, Real Madrid sleeps as co-leader alongside Barça.
