CVG 1:2 REA | Celta de Vigo - Real Madrid (LaLiga)

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Celta de Vigo

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Real Madrid

Sunday 10.03.2013, 19:00 • LaLiga

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		Real Madrid take a lucky but not undeserved 2-1 win and all three points with them from their trip to Vigo. Twice Ronaldo scored for Real while Iago Aspas had tied the match for Celta in between. In the end both sides failed to use even the biggest opportunities and Real are lucky that Park only hit the crossbar in the 90th minute! While Real Madrid put their city rivals Atlético under pressure as they are now one point ahead of them at the second spot, Celta stay deep in the relegation zone. Next Friday they have to travel to Deportivo La Coruna who are lastin the table for the derby of Galicia. This will be one of the key matches of the whole season for them!
		Game over.
	90+4	Kaka with a dribbling through the Celta area, hits the right side netting from short distance!
	90+3	Corner by Real from the right side and they get a few seconds off the clock.
	90+3	Counter by the guests. Higuaín was through all alone but was stopped by Varas in the 1-on-1!!!
	90+2	Cross by Iago Aspas from the right outside lane towards the second post but Diego López catches the ball.
	90+1	Pranjic with the pass to Park at the left wing. The Korean midfielder went past two defenders but his shot towards the left bottom corner had no power behind anymore!
	90	Three minutes are added to the game.
	90	Pranjic with a cross from the left half field and Park's header from 7 metres distance hits the crossbar!!!! What a chance for Celta!!!
	89	Pepe wins a long running duel with Iago Aspas and clears at cost of a throw in.
	88	Shot by the hosts from the second row, into the arms of Diego López.
	86	Özil with a cross from the left wing and Higuaín misses the completely open net from about 10 metres distance!!!! What a waste! Varas stood at the left post and it's hard to say how you can not score there!
	86	Long cross by the home side from the right outside lane. Essien cleared the ball at the far post just before Park would have had it!
	85	Augusto Fernández from about 20 metres distance, his shot goes one metres past the right post!
	84	Iago Aspas with the chance from the border of the Real 18-yard box over the left top corner! Augusto Fernández head given him the ball via header!
	83	Lob into the Celta area, a defender was in between!
	82	Long pass by Higuaín for Özil but Varas left his net and cleared the situation outside of the Celta area!
	81	Last change of the match. Park is in for Krohn-Dehli. The hosts try it with a new man in the attack.
	80	The corner from the right side came to Demidov whose shot from short distance was deflected by Essien and landed just inches next to the right goal post!
	80	Albiol cleares against Aspas at cost of a corner.
	79	Ronaldo faked a shot and made a cross instead towards Hugaín who is more or less invisible after entering the pitch. The ball was too long though and Varas caught it.
	77	Mistake by Javi Varas. After an easy shot towards the middle of the goal he allowed a rebound but Özil stood offside.
	76	Free kick by Iago Aspas from the right side of the guest area, cleared by the defense.
	74	Iago Aspas with a shot from a central position towards the right bottom corner from about 20 metres distance! Diego López with the save but he blocks it to the front so that Augusto Fernández almost had the rebound!
	72	Goal for Real! RONALDO with a shot into the middle of the goal while Varas was in the corner, makes it 2-1 for the favourites from Madrid!
	71	Varas (Celta) gets booked for the foul that led to the penalty shot.
	71	After a nice lob into the area Kaka received the ball and was fouled at the six-yard box from the side by Varas. What a stupid foul by the Celta goalkeeper as the ball would have gone out of the pitch...!
	70	Krohn-Dehli with a shot from the left side of the Real area, easy save by Diego López.
	68	After a shot by Iago Aspas it was Diego López who made a huge mistake and allowed a rebound just inside the six-yard box but Albiol cleared for his goalkeeper just before a Celta forward could get the ball!
	66	The other change is: Kaka for Callejón. Now Real have used all their three options for a change.
	66	Higuaín is in for Benzema who in my opinion had a good game.
	65	The guests prepare a double change.
	65	Next offside by the guests. This time Ronaldo was in an irregular position.
	63	Goal for Celta Vigo! IAGO ASPAS with the direct answer for the home side!!! After a throw in he received a pass just 7 metres in front of the Real net, tried it with a direct shot and the ball was deflected by a defender past Diego López!!
	61	Goal for Real! After a corner from the left side it was RONALDO who used a rebound after a bad clearance by Varas to score from short distance into the wide open net for the deserved guest lead!
	60	Second change by the hosts. Bermejo is in for De Lucas.
	59	Offside goal by Benzema! After a through ball inside the Celta area he stood just inches in an irregular position when he fired the ball into the left bottom corner!
	58	After Benzema received a long pass he needed to long to controll it and a defender stole the ball from him.
	58	Distance shpot by the hosts, into the arms of Diego López. It was their first attempt in the second half.
	57	Long ball by Xabi Alonso for Marcelo who received it at the border of the Celta area. He then ran a few metres before his shot was blocked by Varas in the 1-on-1!
	56	The Real corner from the right side ended up just next to the left post!
	55	Celta really have to make a change. Pranjic is in for the injured Álex López.
	55	After a deflected shot Real have a corner soon.
	54	Benzema with a shot from inside the area, save to the side by Varas! Best chance of the second half so far!
	52	Looks like Álex López tor a muscle in his upper leg. When he started running he had to stop immidiately and touched his leg.
	52	Marcelo tried to controll the ball in the midfield but he used his arms - free kick Celta.
	51	Long ball by Xabi Alonso into the Celta area, intercepted by Varas.
	50	Ronaldo with a shot from the left side of the Celta area, goes wide past the left top corner!
	49	Essien with a terrible shot from about 25 metres distance, goes wide significantly.
	49	Real with a lot of ball possession in the midfiled but they don't find the hole in the Celta defense.
	48	Cross from the right outside lane by the guests, into the arms of Varas.
	47	After a Celta attack over the right wing Marcelo clears the situation.
	46	Ronaldo with a bad ball controll and he plays it with his hand.
	46	The guests have executed a change in the half time break. Xabi Alonso entered the pitch for the today weak Khedira.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		In an entertaining first half there were lots of chances on both sides. Celta surprised Real a bit and controlled the first 20 minutes where they had 2-3 good opportunities. Later Real took over the initiative and failed to score in several 1-on-1's and Ronaldo hit the crossbar with a header from three metres distance! Goals should be guaranteed in the second half if the game continues this way. Stay tuned!
		1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Álex López with a shot from about 22 metres, blocked by a team colleague...
	45	One minute is added to the first half.
	45	Benzema with a shot towards the near post, cleared by Varas.
	44	Lob towards Aspas from the right half field, cleared by a defender.
	42	Albiol (Real) gets a yellow card for a tactical foul in the midfield against Álex López.
	41	Benzema with a cross from the left wing towards the six-yard box and from about three metres distance Ronaldo hit the crossbar with his header! What a chance! Real are increasing their pressure a lot!
	40	Great cross towards Callejón from the left wing. In the 1-on-1 he was stopped by Varas!
	38	The free kick was no danger and also the following corner from the right side didn't help.
	37	Demidov with a foul against Ronaldo at the left side of the Celta box. First the defender cleared the ball with his feet but then he pulled the jersey of the Portuguese.
	36	A Celta cross from the right wing was caught easily by Diego López.
	35	Corner for Real from the left side, Varas boxed the ball away with problems and then Albiol had the goal wide open but his ball went over the crossbar from about 20 metres distance!
	34	Lob towards the left side of the Celta box where Marceloa waited. His shot towards the near post was cleared by the goalkeeper before a defender blocked the rebound. The ball then came to Khedira whose shot from inside the area was also blocked!
	33	The corner from the left side towards the near post was headed out of the area by Essien.
	32	Krohn-Dehli takes a rebound 20 metres in front of the guest net. The ball is deflected by Albiol for the next Celta corner.
	31	Free kick cross by Özil from the right half field, header by Benzema from about 10 metres distance but Varas is there with the save.
	30	Enrique De Lucas (Celta) gets the first yellow card of the game for having his foot up against Modric.
	28	After a long ball Callejón cleared just before Krohn-Dehli. The following distance shot by the hosts went wide significantly.
	27	Fast passing by Celta deep in the guest half but a cross by Krohn-Dehli from the left wing was not very precise. Still Albiol took the save path and cleared the ball at cost of a corner.
	26	Cross by Johny from the right outside lane, ends up behind the goal.
	24	First really good opportunity for Real Madrid. Benzema receives the ball 20 metres in front of the net, a defender is in between but the rebound comes back to the French international and his shot from short distance then was blocked by Varas!
	23	Ronaldo receives a ball at the border of the Celta area but he was surprised himself a little bit that the ball went through. A defender cleared the situation then.
	22	On the other side Ronald tried it with a shot from about 20 metres distance but the ball was not precise enough and Varas just had to stay in the middle of the net. It was the first shooting attempt by the guests.
	21	De Lucas tried it with a direct shot with his right food and the ball went just inches over the right top corner! Diego López would have had no chance at all.
	20	Pepe with a foul against Aspas just one metre left to the Real box. Good free kick position for the hosts.
	18	Next through ball, Khedira is two metres offside. And just seconds later Benzema! 7-0 offfsides for Real... The Celta defense does great work so far.
	17	Fast combination by the guests and guess what? Three players stood at least five metres offside each...
	16	Corner by Celta, cleared by Albiol.
	14	Lob at the left wing by the guests, Modric is offside...
	13	After a long ball Ronaldo goes down in front of the Celta area after a little push by Johny but the referee signals there was nothing.
	12	Next offside position by the guests. It's already their third and the second by Benzema.
	10	The following corner from the right side was brought towards the border of the guest area and Álex López tried it with a one-timer that almost ended up in the right bottom corner! Spectacular save by Diego López and what a start by the underdogs from Vigo!
	9	First big opportunity of the match. Iago Aspas received the ball at the border of the guest area and tried it with a direct shot towards the right bottom corner! Great save by Diego López!
	8	Khedira in a duel with Roberto Lago on the right outside lane. The German national player went past Lago but the ball crosses the endline too.
	6	From the right side of the guest area Augusto Fernández tries it witha shot into the right bottom corner. No danger for Diego López.
	6	Iago Aspas with a lot of space 25 metres in front of the Real net but instead of shooting himself he tries it with a pass back to a team colleague which was very unprecise. The following cross by Krohn-Dehli was cleared easily.
	5	Second attack by the guests, again called back for offside. This time it was Callejón who started too early at the border of the Celta 18-yard box.
	3	Marcelo with a through ball for Benzema but the French striker stood half a metre offside.
	2	First dangerous attack by the home side already. Real goalkeeper Diego López cleared before Iago Aspas.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Celta Vigo: Varas - Johny, Demidov, Tunez, Lago - Oubina, Á. López - A. Fernández, Krohn-Dehli, De Lucas - I. Aspas Real Madrid: D. López - Marcelo, Albiol, Pepe, Essien - Modric, Khedira - C. Ronaldo, Özil, Callejón - Benzema Referees: Estrada Fernández
		Celta de Vigo are 19th in Primera División with only 23 points after 26 games. The deficit towards the non-relegation zone is currently two points. Guests Real Madrid have a rather disappointing record in the league so far but still they are 3rd with 55 points and just two points behind city neighbours and archrivals Atlético Madrid after they improved clearly during recent months. After a very important 2-1 home win against Granada CF, Celta suffered a huge setback with a 1-4 loss on the road against Sevilla FC last week. Real Madrid have four consecutive wins in the league and threw out FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semfinals and Manchester United in the Champions League round of the last 16. Celta are one of the very few teams in Spain with a positive home record against Real Madrid. This year they beat Real 2-1 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of the last 16 before they lost 0-4 in Madrid. The league match between the two teams at the start of the season in Madrid ended with a 2-0 for Real. Everything but another win for Real Madrid would be a huge surprise. If Celta can get one, we'll see in a few minutes.
		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 63. Aspas – 61. Ronaldo, 72. Ronaldo (pen.)

Cards: 30. Lucas (VIG), 71. Varas (VIG) – 42. Albiol (REA)

Celta de Vigo: Varas - Johny, Demidov, Tunez, Lago - Oubina, Á. López (55. Pranjic) - A. Fernández, Krohn-Dehli (81. Park), De Lucas (60. Bermejo) - I. Aspas

Real Madrid: D. López - Marcelo, Albiol, Pepe, Essien - Modric, Khedira (46. X. Alonso) - C. Ronaldo, Özil, Callejón (66. Kaka) - Benzema (66. Higuaín)

Referees: Estrada Fernández