Here is how the Spanish papers rated Real Madrid’s players for their opening day 3-1 win over Celta Vigo. It was a welcome win for Zinedine Zidane, who had watched arch rivals Barcelona go down 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao on the previous evening.
Gareth Bale and Thibault Courtois walked away with most of the plaudits, as these player ratings below show us. It was a forgettable day for Odriozola.
Newspaper collated player ratings- Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid
Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 2019 (Celta-Real 2019)
Final score and result:- Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 1-3 (Losada/Benzema, Kroos, Vazquez)
Abanca Balaidos, Vigo- 17 August, 2019- Saturday
Real survive Luka Modric’s red card as they down Celta 3-1 in Vigo
Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo 2019 (RMA-Celta 2019)
Final score and result:- Real Madrid vs Celta 2-0 (Isco, Bale)
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid- 16 March, 2019
Isco and Bale are on target as Real win the first game of Zinedine Zidane’s second spell as manager against Celta