Substitute David Alaba scored a direct free kick goal and led Real Madrid to beat hosts Almeria 2-1 at the start of the two teams' campaigns in the Spanish Football League.
Real Madrid, who is defending his title in the Spanish League, missed a lot of opportunities against newly promoted Almeria to the top flight, in light of the clear brilliance of Andalusian club goalkeeper Fernando Martinez.
Almeria advanced early thanks to its Belgian striker Largy Ramazani, who took advantage of Real Madrid's defensive errors to score the first goal in the sixth minute of the match.
A tactical board ends in the net, Almeria stuns Real Madrid with an early goal
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The Royal Club was unable to equalize during the first half, despite repeated attempts by the team's stars, led by French Karim Benzema and Brazilian Vinicius Junior.
Real Madrid fans waited until the 61st minute to watch the equalizer, which came through the Spaniard Lucas Vazquez.
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Moments after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute, Austrian defender David Alaba scored the winning goal from a direct free kick that netted the brilliant goalkeeper Martinez.
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Real Madrid scored his first 3 points with the opening of his campaign towards defending the title that he crowned last season, while Almeria failed to win in his first match in the League after his promotion from the second division.