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In the 12th week of La Liga 2018-19, Real Madrid faced Celta de Vigo away. In a display of relentless attacking football, the visitors beat Celta de Vigo 4-2 to secure the sixth position in the league table.
This win marks the fourth straight win for Real Madrid under caretaker coach Santiago Solari. The Argentine has also become the first team boss to emerge triumphant in his first four matches since Manuel Pellegrini achieved the feat in 2009.
Both Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo went into the match with well balanced line-ups. Solari's men started the match aggressively and tried their best to get an early advantage, but all their efforts were blocked by Celta de Vigo's resolute defense. Neither team was able to get on to the scoresheet in the first 20 minutes of the game.
In the 23rd minute of the match, however, Karim Benzema got the breakthrough to provide the lead for Real Madrid. It was Luca Modric who assisted the goal, continuing his impressive run for Madrid.
After that, both teams were unable to score any further goals until half-time. At the end of the first stanza, the score remained 1-0 in Real Madrid's favor.
In the second half of the game, Real Madrid continued to pile on the pressure and they got the benefit of their aggression. In the 56th minute, Gustavo Cabral of Celta de Vigo succumbed to the pressure and conceded an own goal to double Real Madrid's lead.
Just 5 minutes after that own goal by Cabral, Hugo Mallo opened the scoring for the home team via a Brais Méndez assist.
In the 81st minute of the match, David Juncà conceded a penalty after a foul in the dreaded box. Serio Ramos took the responsibility of the spot kick and calmly converted it.
There was more drama to come in extra time, as Dani Caballos scored the final goal for Real Madrid. But just two minutes later Brais Méndez also scored a goal for Celta de Vigo to reduce the goal difference.
At full time the score remained 4-2 in Real Madrid's favor.
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