Held in check at the hour mark, Real Madrid ended up winning (2-1) in pain on Saturday on the pitch of Celta Vigo thanks to two goals from its stars Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior during the tenth La Liga day.
The French striker, who returned to competition after the opening, according to the Swedish press, of a rape investigation following his trip to Stockholm last week, put the reigning Spanish champion on the right track with a superb strike from the right from twenty meters (20th, 1-0), before leaving the pitch under the whistles in the 80th minute.
Conquering and offensive, Celta logically equalized in the second half through Swedish striker Williot Swedberg (52nd, 1-1) after a great collective movement, but gave in a few minutes later to Vinicius Junior (66th, 2- 1), perfectly served in depth by the eternal Luka Modric, 39 years old, who barely came into play.
Jostled, Carlo Ancelotti’s men (2nd, 24 points), nevertheless extend their exceptional series of invincibility to 42 matches in the league, and return to the level of their great rival FC Barcelona, still leader before the reception of Sevilla FC on Sunday, and one week before a Clasico which promises to be hot.
