New acquisition for Real Madrid Jude Bellingham's second-half goal gave his team its third straight victory as they defeated Celta Vigo 1-0 in LaLiga on Friday to keep their pristine record intact.
Following Rodrygo's missed penalty earlier in the second half, the 20-year-old once again spearheaded the Spanish giants' attack and scored for the fourth time in his first three league outings.
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Real suffered a setback right on as Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr. had to leave the game after only 15 minutes due to a leg injury. This loss for Carlo Ancelotti's team comes on top of the injuries to custodian Thibaut Courtois and defender Éder Milito
Vinicius was removed because he was in distress. He experienced some muscular soreness in his leg, so we'll see what he has in the coming hours," Ancelotti added.
"I don't believe it to be serious." He desired to continue.I anticipate his return following the break (the international break). It's a shame because he had a strong start and seemed unstoppable.
The left winger, who has 28 goals and 19 assists for Real since the start of last season, has sustained his first muscle ailment.
Ancelotti stated that despite injuries and the loss of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema to the Saudi Pro League, Real will not pursue new acquisitions because his roster is already adequate.
"The squad is complete. The roster is well-balanced if we can succeed without Courtois, Militao, Karim, and Vinicius. They've performed admirably, he remarked.
Franco Cervi's injury just before halftime necessitated a change for Celta as well.
as Celta thought they had grabbed the lead, the visitors were already under fire as VAR disallowed Jorgen Larsen's shot for a foul on custodian Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was making his debut after being on loan from Chelsea.
"Kepa has played well, and a clean sheet is a good sign," added Ancelotti. "He deserved to play, as I have said in these games that the goal is well covered, both with Kepa and (Andriy) Lunin."
When custodian Iván Villar tripped Rodrygo in the box in the 68th minute, Real had a superb opportunity to take the lead through a penalty. Villar made up for it though, diving to his right to block the Brazilian forward's penalty kick.
Luka (Modric) had to take the penalty, I don't know what occurred between them that they chose Rodrygo, I informed (Real midfielder Fede) Valverde, according to Ancelotti. "I'm a little disappointed Luka didn't accept the penalty,"
However, 10 minutes from time, La Liga leaders Real took the lead thanks to a header from England midfielder Bellingham, who continued his strong start.
"Bellingham continues to score, and he is doing extremely well. He does that because he moves so well without the ball, according to Ancelotti. He is intelligent and shows up at the appropriate time.
As the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium renovations are finished, high-flying Real will play their first home game against Getafe on Saturday after three away games.
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