Madrid – Kylian Mbappé scored in each half when Real Madrid clung to defeating Celta Vigo 3-2 on Sunday to keep the rhythm of Barcelona in the race for the Spanish League title.
Arda Güler also scored for Madrid, which opened a 3-0 advantage in the early second half, but saw Celta return to the game towards the end of the match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Celta had a couple of great opportunities to complete his return, including a shot by Pablo Durán that stopped just below the goal line after a deviation from the goalkeeper of Madrid, Thibaut Courtois, in the 78th minute. Courtois had to make a couple of salvages near the end to ensure victory.
The victory backed Madrid within the four points of leader Barcelona before the last “classic” of the season next Sunday in Barcelona.
The Catalan club arrived from behind to defeat Valladolid 2-1 the last place on Saturday, when coach Hansi Flick rested to the majority of the regular headlines of the team before his semfinal match of the Champions League at Inter Milan on Tuesday. Barcelona and Inter Draw 3-3 in the first leg.
Güler put Madrid ahead with a shot in the upper corner in 33, and Mbappé scored in 39, also finding the upper corner, and in a getaway in 48. The star of France had not scored in the League since March.
The game appeared under control until Javi Rodríguez approached visitors in 69 and Williot Swedberg scored Celta’s second goal in 76.
A couple of minutes later, Durán’s shot stopped agonizing right in front of the goal line after the ball picked up some back while hitting Courtois.
“It was a shame,” said Celta Borja Churches striker. “We had our possibilities. That shot by Paul almost entered. It was not destined to be.”
Celta, who left a 3-0 victory over Villarreal, stayed in the seventh place.
There were some donkeys from Bernabéu’s crowd while Madrid struggled to hold on to his leadership at the end of the game.
It was the fourth consecutive victory in the League for Madrid, which last Saturday Lost the Copa del Rey final to Barcelona And last month He was eliminated by Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The striker Rodrygo was not included in the team due to the disease.
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