Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 5-2 (1-2) at home in La Liga. But Karim Benzema stole all the post-match praise after scoring a hat-trick for Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Junior scored the remaining goals for the home side, while Celta Vigo’s goals came through Cervi and Mina.
The visitors Celta Vigo started best and were already 0-1 up at the start of the game. After only 4 minutes Santi Mina scored, with an assist from Iago Aspas.
Real Madrid equalised to make it 1-1, when Karim Benzema scored, with an assist by Federico Valverde, in the 24th minute.
Celta Vigo took the lead after more than half an hour’s play as Franco Cervi scored.
Straight after the break, Karim Benzema made his mark and equalised for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid also made it 2-3 in the 55th minute, when Vinicius Junior netted, with an assist by Karim Benzema.
Eduardo Camavinga increased the lead in the 72nd minute.
The 5-2 goal came, when Karim Benzema scored a goal for Real Madrid, and with this completed his hattrick. The team had then turned the game around. This brought the final score to 5-2.
The result means the fourth game in a row without a win for Celta Vigo.
The last match between the teams ended in a 3-1 away win for Real Madrid in March 2021.
Real Madrid are unbeaten at home, after zero games. Celta Vigo are unbeaten away from home.
Real Madrid have scored 13 goals. They have scored five goals at home. They’ve conceded 6 goals in total.
Celta Vigo have scored 3 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 3 goals. They’ve conceded 8 goals in total.
Real Madrid have opened the score in 2 of their 3 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 50 percent when scoring the first goal.
In the next games in the La Liga, Real Madrid will take on Valencia (away) on 18 September 2021, Mallorca (home) on 21 September 2021 and Villarreal (home) on 24 September 2021. Celta Vigo play Cadiz (home) on 16 September 2021, Levante (away) on 20 September 2021 and Granada (home) on 26 September 2021.
