Chronicle Celta de Vigo 1 Real Madrid 4

One might have thought that Casemiro's departure from Real Madrid would have had a sporting, as well as an emotional impact on the team. However, the reality at Baídos was very different with a resounding 4-1 win against a Celta side thatla were overly punished.

The Celeste side pressed Madrid's ball out wide, which resulted in multiple chances to beat Courtois, but they came up against a Madrid side that were as effective as they could be. Karim Benzema made it 1-0 after a clear penalty from Renato Tapia, who reached out for a handball from Alaba. Celta were rewarded in the same way, with another penalty for Militao for imitating that gesture on a header from Paciencia. Iago Aspas adjusted just enough to his right to deny Courtois.

To get his side out of trouble, Modric then pulled off a wonder goal after receiving between the lines, cutting inside on the edge of the box and firing the ball into the top corner past Marchesín. The Croatian pulled off another trick of his own with an exquisite pass for Vinicius to make it 1-3 on the counter while the home players and fans were calling for another penalty from Militao that the referee did not see. His performance was well deserving of the ovation that the Vigo stadium gave him. Fede Valverde finished the job off with another counter-attack that inflicted a severe punishment on Celta.