Thanks to two penalties scored by Karim Benzema, Real Madrid won on the field of Celta Vigo this Saturday (2-1) and resumed their ease at the top of La Liga. The French striker, who had to decline the gathering of the Blues this week due to calf discomfort, had three penalties to take, this Saturday, in Vigo, on the lawn of Celta, and he converted two. It was enough to offer victory to the Merengues, the twenty-first this season in La Liga, and to be twelve points ahead of Sevilla FC, while waiting for the meeting of the Andalusians, this Sunday, in Barcelona.
The people of Madrid, who had opened the scoring in the first period (19th), following a penalty obtained by Militao, dried by Nolito, did not experience a quiet Saturday for all that. They gave off an impression of feverishness in sequences and were logically sanctioned by Nolito, victoriously taking over a cross from Javi Galan (52nd).
It also took a few precious saves from Thibaut Courtois (14th, 23rd) so as not to stumble earlier and play with a folded block at the end of the match, when Vigo had possession of the ball.
But, deprived of Carlo Ancelotti, positive for Covid, who had left his son and assistant, Davide, to lead the team, Real managed to regain the advantage very shortly after the Galician goal: left side, Ferland Mendy penetrated the box and was thrown off balance by Kevin Vazquez. New penalty … Benzema, who had just seen his second try diverted by Matias Dituro five minutes earlier (64th), converted the third without shaking, shooting from the same side – a low cross shot with the right foot (69th).
After the spanking inflicted by Barça (0-4, March 20), just before the international break, Real Madrid, carried in part by its French center forward, top scorer in La Liga with 24 goals, can prepare for its trip at Chelsea, Wednesday, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, a little more calmly than the Blues, defeated at home by Brentford (1-4).
