Bellingham struck late to save pale Madrid at Rafa Benitez's Celta
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Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 26.08.23. | 00:37
The Royals were far from excellent, missing a penalty in the second half. The mesmerizing Englishman nails a header near the end worth three points
Two coaches.
Two legends.
Two tactical masterminds.
Two former Chelsea and Napoli bosses.
Former and current Real Madrid tacticians.
Well, on Friday night, those two greats, Rafa Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti, collided in the fierce La Liga battle between Rafa's Celta and Carletto's Royals.
Rafa BenÃtez vuelve a reencontrarse con el Real Madrid. Esta vez lo hará sentado en el banquillo del RC Celta.
— Sergio GarcÃa (@zSergiioG) August 25, 2023
Su paso por el Real Madrid no fue el esperado y tan solo duró 6 meses. 25 partidos llegó a dirigir. Vino sustituyendo a Carlo Ancelotti y hoy lo tendrá en frente. pic.twitter.com/oW15zrsH9O
And for the vast part of the match, it seemed like Benitez had found just the right formula to neutralize Madrid's offensive potential. And it is sky high.
However, Vinicius Jr, Bellingham, Rodrygo and the rest of Los Blancos' crew were forced away from Celta's goal as far as possible, lacking chances, let alone goals, until the very late phase of the match.
The visitors even missed an opportunity from the spot, as the home keeper denied Rodrygo's penalty shot in the 68th minute.
Ancelotti's reaction to Rodrygo's penalty save was exactly my reaction pic.twitter.com/Nvkno4GYqN
— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) August 25, 2023
Moreover, Celta's legend Iago Aspas found himself in an almost perfect position inside Real Madrid's box only a few minutes later. His effort went inches wide of the target and a sigh of relief could be heard amongst the favourites.
They survived and then, of course, fought back. Joselu redirected one cross to Bellingham, who was fighting for the position on the edge of the six-yard box. Jude found a tiny space sufficient to grab a header and decide the entire tie in spectacular fashion.
Bellingham Scored the opener for Real Madrid.
— Haqeeq Ahmed (@eyemHaqeeq) August 25, 2023
3 GAMES, 4 GOALS!
JUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE BELLINGHAM#CeltaRealMadrid #HalaMadrid #RealMadrid #Jude #Bellingham #Goal #Video pic.twitter.com/n3XaIZcSSQ
What a player, what a story developing in front of our eyes.
LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 3
Friday
Las Palmas - Sociedad 0-0
Celta - Real Madrid 0-1 (0-0)
/Bellingham 81/
Saturday
20:00: (2.35) Cadiz (3.30) Almeria (3.10)
20:30: (2.65) Granada (3.10) Mallorca (3.10)
22:30: (2.15) Sevilla (3.50) Girona (3.70)
17:30: (3.60) Villareal (3.60) Barcelona (2.10)
Sunday
19:30: (1.95) Valencia (3.40) Osasuna (4.10)
22:30: (2.00) Ath.Bilbao (3.45) Betis (3.80)
Monday
20:30: (2.25) Getafe (3.20) Alaves (3.70)
22:30: (4.00) Rayo Vallecano (3.45) Atl.Madrid (1.95)
***odds are subject to change
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