August 21, (THEWILL) – With goals from Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Vinicius Junior, and Federico Valverde, Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 to continue their La Liga title defence.
Casemiro’s transfer to Manchester United was finalised by Carlo Ancelotti’s team on Friday, but they scarcely missed the Brazilian force in their resounding victory at Balaidos over Eduardo Coudet’s team.
Early on, Benzema scored from the penalty spot to open his league account for the year. Midway through the first half, Iago Aspas tied the score with a penalty kick of his own.
After missing a late penalty through Eden Hazard, Los Blancos secured all three points with the least amount of fuss after Modric gave Madrid the lead once more just before halftime. Vinicius and Valverde also scored in the second half.
On Friday, Celta travel to Girona, while Real Madrid will play their third straight away match to start the season against Espanyol two days later.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
