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#2 Continued domination at home
Entering this game unbeaten in their last 8 La Liga home games, all eyes were on Real Madrid to see whether they could continue their sublime home form and win all three crucial points and put themselves within reach of local rivals Atletico Madrid.
Further, in those 8 unbeaten games, Madrid averaged 3.6 goals per game, winning 6 of them and drawing the other two. The game against Celta was no variant as Madrid dominated the visitors from the get-go to further improve their home record.
Los Blancos' immaculate pressing ultimately proved too hot for Celta Vigo to handle as they were subsequently outplayed in every department. With 56.8% possession of the ball and 645 passes to their name, Madrid dictated play for a majority of the game allowing the visitors little to work with.
More importanly, Madrid finished with a passing accuracy of 89.8% in Celta Vigo's half and that speaks volumes about how easily they were able to control the narrative. By extension, Madrid were also the side with the most chances, with 15 shots as compared to Celta Vigo's 5.
Which brings us to...
