Real Madrid easily defeated Celta Vigo thanks to goals from Asensio and Militao in round 30 of La Liga, thereby shortening the gap with great rival Barca to 8 points.
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Video highlights Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo:
Real Madrid goals: Asensio (42′), Militao (48′)
Although there are almost no chances to defend the La Liga title, Real Madrid still launched a relatively strong squad when welcoming Celta Vigo in the 30th round of La Liga.
Real wants to put pressure on Barca when the great rival of Catalunya
Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s students created an overwhelming game, but it took until the end of the first half to break the deadlock.
Coming from Vinicius Junior’s left wing, Asensio finished with a quick touch with his left foot to open the scoring for Real Madrid.
Asensio has been in relatively stable form this season
3 minutes after the second half started, the Spaniard was also the author of the corner where Militao was the highest to head to score, doubling the lead for Real Madrid.
Vinicius is enthusiastically “taken care of” by the guest players
The Brazilian winger caused quite a lot of difficulties for Celta Vigo’s defense
Benzema played hard but could not score this match
“White vulture” completed its task gently, thereby putting pressure on the great rival Barcelona – the team that drew the last 2 matches. If Barca continues to stumble, the gap will officially be shortened to 8 points.
Squad
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Nacho, Militao, Ruediger, Camavinga; Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos (Modric 81′); Asensio (Vazquez 76′), Benzema, Vinicius Jr (Rodrygo 81′).
Celtic Vigo (4-4-2): Villar; Vazquez (Medrano 78′), Tapia, Nunez, Galan (Swedberg 73′); Solari (Cervi 46′), Veiga (Oscar 63′), Beltran, De la Torre; Aspas, Seferovic (Patience 63′).
