Luka Modric's stunning strike helps Real Madrid crush Celta Vigo
A stunning strike by Luka Modric helped Real Madrid on their way to a 4-1 victory away to Celta Vigo as the reigning Spanish champions made it two wins from two in La Liga.
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Real Madrid go top of La Liga with huge win at Celta Vigo after brilliant effort from Luka Modric
Real Madrid made it back-to-back wins from their opening two La Liga fixtures as Los Blancos sealed a comfortable 4-1 victory over Celta Vigo at Balaidos to extend their unbeaten run over the Galician side to seventeen matches. Despite the home side being buoyed by a loud partisan crowd, Madrid took the lead in the 13th minute courtesy of a Karim Benzema penalty after Renato Tapia handled the ball in the area. Ad Celta then had a spot-kick of their own just ten minutes later for yet another handball, as Goncalo Paciencia’s header came back off the hand of Eder Militao in the box.
Barcelona and Robert Lewandowski denied by Rayo Vallecano
Sergio Busquets was sent off as Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona debut against Rayo Vallecano ended in a frustrating stalemate.
Al-Shabab suffer heavy defeat to Spain’s Celta Vigo in friendly encounter
Saudi club Al-Shabab on Saturday lost 6-0 to Celta Vigo of Spain in the XXVI Memorial Quinocho friendly match, part of the two teams’ preparations for the 2022-23 season.
Worst corner ever? Said Benrahma's horrific set-piece for Brentford v Derby
Few sights are more frustrating in football than watching your team earn a corner only to fail to beat the first defender with a ball into the box.
Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga 2022-23 season predictions: Most yellow cards, top scorers, relegation and more
The 2022-23 European soccer season will soon begin, with teams still fine-tuning their squads during an exciting transfer window. From the two-horse race in the Premier League, a new attacking rivalry in El Clasico to the French champions, Paris Saint-Germain, looking for European glory, our insiders share their picks and predictions across Europe's Big Five leagues.
Ronaldo, Messi, Benzema, Mbappe: FIFA 23's highest-rated strikers predicted
Karim Benzema had a stellar 2021/22 season.
Benteke 5th, Firmino 3rd: Every Liverpool No.9 of PL era ranked on goals scored
When you think of Liverpool number nines, your mind tends to automatically go to the greats of the past – the likes of Ian Rush and Ian St John. So the natural assumption is that this trend of world class number nines continued into the Premier League era. That was not necessarily the case, however.