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2022/23 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 2
Celta Vigo v Real Madrid
Balaidos
Vigo, Spain
Saturday, 20 August 2022
Kick-off is at 22h00
Defending champions Real Madrid will be looking to make it two wins from two in
La Liga when they visit Celta Vigo on Saturday, August 20.
Carlo Ancelotti's side began their title defence with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over newly-promoted Almeria at the Power Horse Stadium on Sunday.
The hosts had taken an early lead through Ramazani (6') and they held on until the 61st minute when Lucas Vazquez restored parity before David Alaba secured the comeback win on 75 minutes.
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Ancelotti opted to start with Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni in midfield, but he admitted the youngsters struggled to cope with the pressure.
"The youngsters deserved to play because of what they're doing in training," the Italian said. "But, maybe this game weighed on them a little in an emotional sense.
"They didn't show the quality they've been showing in training, but that's normal since they're young and it's tough to wear this shirt."
Los Celestes picked up a point from their opener after being held to a 2-2 draw by Espanyol at Balaidos.
Iago Aspas gave Celta the lead on the stroke of half-time and Goncalo Paciencia doubled their advantage in the 63rd minute, but they allowed the visitors back into the contest when Edu Exposito pulled one back on 72 minutes before Joselu equalised from the spot in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
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Celta head coach Eduardo Coudet was disappointed that they dropped two points from a winning position after seeing the Periquitos score with their only two attempts in the game.
"I can't get over the sadness that we missed two points," the Argentine said. "We would have started very well winning and with good feelings from the game. Today all that is more pain than winning."
Los Blancos have the upper hand in the fixture, winning eight of their last 10 meetings with the other two ending in draws.
Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches - 5
Celta Vigo - 0
Real Madrid - 4
Draws - 1
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