New acquisition for Real Madrid Jude Bellingham’s second-half goal gave his team its third consecutive victory as they defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 in LaLiga on Friday to keep their pristine record intact.
Following Rodrygo’s failed penalty earlier in the second half, the 20-year-old once again spearheaded the Spanish giants’ attack and scored for the fourth time in his first three league outings.
Real suffered a setback right on as Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr. had to leave the game after just 15 minutes due to a leg injury. This loss for Carlo Ancelotti’s team comes on top of the injuries to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Eder Militao.
Franco Cervi’s injury just before halfway necessitated a change for Celta as well.
as Celta believed they had grabbed the lead, the visitors were already under fire as VAR disallowed Jorgen Larsen’s shot for a foul on goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was making his debut after being on loan from Chelsea.
“Kepa has played well, and a clean sheet is a good sign,” added Ancelotti. “He deserved to play, as I have said in these games that the goal is well covered, both with Kepa and (Andriy) Lunin.”
Then, in the 68th minute, when Ivan Villar, the goalkeeper, tripped Rodrygo in the penalty area, Real had a wonderful opportunity to take the lead. Villar made up for it however, diving to his right to block the Brazilian forward’s penalty shot.
Luka (Modric) had to take the penalty, I don’t know what occurred between them that they selected Rodrygo, I informed (Real midfielder Fede) Valverde, according to Ancelotti. “I’m a little disappointed Luka didn’t accept the penalty,”
However, 10 minutes from time, La Liga leaders Real took the lead thanks to a header from England midfielder Bellingham, who continued his strong start.
“Bellingham continues to score, and he is doing extremely well. He does that because he moves so effectively without the ball, according to Ancelotti. He is clever and shows up at the appropriate time.
As the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium renovations are finished, high-flying Real will play their first home game against Getafe on Saturday after three away games.
