Kylian Mbappe scored two targets as Real Madrid fought off a late comeback try from Celta Vigo to safe a 3-2 win on Sunday and keep inside 4 factors of LaLiga leaders Barcelona, whom they go to in subsequent weekend’s “El Clasico”.
Defending champions Real’s fourth win in a row saved their title dream alive with 4 matches to go within the Spanish high flight, whereas Celta Vigo remained seventh after their third loss in 4 league video games.
“The most important thing was the win. We played a good first half, but then we fell apart… they are a great team and they put us in trouble,” midfielder Federico Valverde advised Real Madrid TV.
Real dominated the primary hour of the sport as Arda Guler broke the impasse shortly after the half-hour mark, taking a brief nook for a one-two with Lucas Vazquez earlier than dispatching a wonderful left-footed shot from a decent angle by means of a niche between defenders.
Mbappe doubled Real’s lead six minutes later as Jude Bellingham’s lobbed ball unleashed the Frenchman, who ran down the opposition half and fired a right-footed shot from the sting of the field into the web.
Guler’s by means of ball arrange Mbappe’s second purpose three minutes into the second half, the 26-year-old discovering the bottom-right nook to attain his twenty fourth league purpose of the season. That is one lower than Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, who leads the scoring charts.
CELTA VIGO FIGHTBACK
But Celta Vigo, who misplaced solely two of their earlier 11 league video games and practically scored early on with two Marcos Alonso possibilities, had been unwilling to surrender.
The guests started a fightback with their first purpose 69 minutes in, Javi Rodriguez punishing the Real defence for failing to clear Sotelo’s try off a nook with a close-range end.
Williot Swedberg scored Celta Vigo’s second purpose seven minutes later as Iago Aspas discovered him within the field with a exact by means of ball.
Under strain, Real did effectively to see off the ultimate minutes as Courtois made essential saves to disclaim Pablo Duran and Aspas to guard the hosts’ lead.
“Now, let’s get ready for next Sunday,” Courtois mentioned, referring to the upcoming Barcelona sport.
Source: www.anews.com.tr