Real, disaster and deliverance

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By: Manu Tournoux

Real Madrid won on the lawn of Celta de Vigo this Friday during the 3rd day of La Liga. Not without having to deplore a hell of a blow.

On paper, everything is going well for Real Madrid! Fallout of Bilbao and Almeria during the first two championship rounds, the merengue club followed up with a third success in as many outings this Friday on the ground of Celta de Vigo (0-1). A snatch victory obtained thanks to the already essential Bellingham.

It was at the end of the match, in the final quarter of an hour, that the Englishman made the difference with an angry diving header in the area (0-1, 81e). His fourth goal of the season already in just three La Liga days. With the key to a deliverance all the greater as Rodrygo, in the previous minutes, had missed the mark on the penalty spot, victim it is true of a superb save from Villar (68e).

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However, joy is not necessarily there after this precious result obtained in Galicia. Tonight, in fact, the White House lost its first offensive asset to injury: Vinicius Jr. After barely 15 minutes, the Brazilian phenomenon had to stop his effort, a priori dried up by a muscle injury. With the injuries of Courtois and Militao, Real Madrid is definitely not spared at the start of the season.

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