VIGO. Real Madrid had a smooth win over Celta de Vigo. Real Madrid scored with K. Benzema (14′), L. Modric (41′), Vinicius Junior (56′) and F. Valverde (66′). On the other side, I. Aspas (23′) scored for Celta de Vigo.

E. Hazard didn’t convert a penalty (87′) for Real Madrid.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. In front of 15,681 spectators.​ The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the collaboration of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Guillermo Conejero Sánchez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo

1 - 4

Real Madrid

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 13 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 108 Attack 94
  • 60 Dangerous attack 40
  • 78 Ball safe 74
  • 1 Penalties 2
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Real Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (R. Tapia and H. Mallo). On the opposite side, Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (D. Carvajal and D. Alaba).

Match Timeline

Renato Tapia - Yellow
13'
14'
Iago Aspas (penalty)
23'
41'
Luka Modric (goal)D. Alaba
56'
Vinicius Junior (goal)L. Modric
65'
Daniel Carvajal- Yellow
66'
Federico Valverde(goal)Vinicius Junior
68'
David Alaba - Yellow
Carles Pérez- sub ->G. Paciencia
69'
69'
Antonio Rüdiger- sub ->D. Carvajal
77'
Lucas Vázquez- sub ->D. Alaba
77'
Dani Ceballos- sub ->L. Modric
79'
83'
83'
85'
Luca de la Torre- sub ->R. Tapia
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this contest, Celta de Vigo stays with 1 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. On the opposite side, Real Madrid has 6 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Girona on the 26th of August with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).

Real Madrid will play away agasint Espanyol on the 28th of August with a 27-4 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
A. Marchesín 1.Argentina
6.2
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
6.1
85'
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
6.1
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.6
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.4
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
6.2
87' 13'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
6.7
M
Óscar Rodríguez 5.Spain
6.8
79'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
7.0
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.6
23'
F
Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal
6.6
69'
Substitutes
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
D
Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 3.Spain
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
M
Gabri Veiga 28.Spain
6.5
79'
M
Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden
M
Miguel Baeza 16.Spain
M
Luca de la Torre 23.United States
6.7
87'
F
Carles Pérez 7.Spain
6.5
69'
F
Miguel Rodríguez 29.Spain
F
Fran Lopez 32.Spain

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet decided to play with the following team: Agustín Marchesín (6.2), Hugo Mallo (6.1), Joseph Aidoo (6.6), Unai Núñez (6.1), Javi Galán (6.4), Renato Tapia (6.2), Franco Cervi (6.7), Fran Beltrán (7.0), Óscar Rodríguez (6.8), Iago Aspas (7.6) and Gonçalo Paciência (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Augusto Solari, Carles Pérez (6.5), Iván Villar, Miguel Rodríguez, Gabriel Veiga (6.5), Carlos Domínguez, Williot Swedberg, Francisco Lopez Fernandez, Miguel Baeza, Luca De La Torre (6.7), Kevin Vázquez and Óscar Mingueza.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 3 changes: G. Paciencia for C. Perez (69′), O. Rodriguez for G. Veiga (79′) and R. Tapia for L. de la Torre (87′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 43 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Thibaut Courtois 1.Belgium
6.6
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
6.8
77' 68'
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.7
69' 65'
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
7.1
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
6.3
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
8.6
77' 41'
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.7
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
7.1
83'
F
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.8
66'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
6.8
14'
F
Vinicius Junior 20.Brazil
8.2
83' 56'
Substitutes
G
Luis López 26.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
6.6
69'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
6.5
77'
M
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
6.9
77'
F
Marco Asensio 11.Spain
6.5
83'
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium
5.9
83'
F
Mariano Díaz 24.Dominican Republic

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (6.6), Daniel Carvajal (6.7), Éder Militão (6.3), David Alaba (6.8), Ferland Mendy (7.1), Luka Modrić (8.6), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.7), Eduardo Camavinga (7.1), Federico Valverde (7.8), Karim Benzema (6.8) and Vinícius Júnior (8.2).

They had on the bench: Jesús Vallejo, Luis López, Nacho Fernández, Antonio Rüdiger (6.6), Dani Ceballos (6.5), Lucas Vázquez (6.9), Marco Asensio (6.5), Eden Hazard (5.9), Mariano Díaz and Andriy Lunin.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 5 changes: D. Carvajal for A. Rudiger (69′), D. Alaba for Lucas (77′), L. Modric for D. Ceballos (77′), E. Camavinga for M. Asensio (83′) and Vinicius Junior for E. Hazard (83′).

Best player: Luka Modrić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Luka Modrić.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 45 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​