Benzema is back.. Real Madrid wins
French striker Karim Benzema, "returning from injury", led his Real Madrid team to a 2-1 victory over its host Celta Vigo on Saturday in the thirtieth stage of the Spanish Football League.
Benzema scored the two winning goals for the Royal Club from two penalty kicks in the 18th and 69th minutes, and missed a third penalty... Nolito scored the only goal for Celta Vigo in the 54th minute
. Real Madrid raised its lead to 69 points, 12 points ahead of its closest pursuers, Seville, and the balance stopped Celta Vigo at 36 points in eleventh place.
And the first minutes of the match passed without any danger to the two goals, with a relative tendency to favor Real Madrid, who dominated the game in the middle of the field.
The first signs of danger came with the 14th minute when Denis Suarez hit a powerful ball from the edge of the penalty area, but Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved the situation steadily.
The Royal Club responded with a dangerous opportunity represented by a powerful shot from the Brazilian Vinicius Junior from outside the penalty area, but Matias Detoro, Celta Vigo goalkeeper, saved him brilliantly.
Real Madrid got a penalty kick in the 18th minute as a result of Nolito blocking Eder Militao, and Karim Benzema scored the goal for the away team.
Iago Aspas almost equalized for Celta Vigo in the 23rd minute through a missile shot from outside the penalty area, but Courtois valiantly saved his goal.
Benzema was close to scoring the second goal for him and Real ten minutes before the end of the first half, but Detoro stood in front of him.
Five minutes before the end of the first half, the referee disallowed a goal scored by Thiago Gallardo for Celta Vigo with a header for offside.
Real Madrid resumed its offensive activity and almost scored the second goal three minutes after the start of the second half, when Luka Modric fired a powerful ball from outside the penalty area, but Detoro saved his own goal from an investigator.
Celta Vigo equalized in the 54th minute when Javi Galan sent a pass from the left, which Nolito met with a shot from inside the penalty area into the net
. Rodrigo Silva got a penalty kick for Real Madrid in the 63rd minute, to advance Benzema to take it, but Celta Vigo goalkeeper saved it brilliantly.
The referee awarded a third penalty kick for Real, where Karim Benzema successfully hit it this time to score the second goal for his team in the 69th minute.
Nothing new happened during the last minutes, so Real Madrid won with two goals against a goal and scored three precious points.
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