Last updated on 25 August 202325 August 2023.From the section European FootballBellingham joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund for £88.5m this summerEngland midfielder Jude Bellingham scored an 81st-minute winner to help Real Madrid ease past Celta Vigo and maintain their 100% start in La Liga.Bellingham headed in Joselu’s flick-on to register his fourth league goal in just his third appearance.Celta might have had an early lead but the video assistant referee (VAR) ruled out Jorgen Strand Larsen’s strike.Their keeper Ivan Villar then saved Rodrygo’s second-half penalty having brought the forward down in the area.Madrid were far from their best in a frantic match and were fortunate Larsen was adjudged to have fouled visiting keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in the build-up to his third-minute finish.In the closing stages though they upped the pressure, with former Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham’s header into the far corner the difference at Estadio Municipal de Balaidos.The one blot for the visitors was an injury for forward Vinicius Junior, who limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring strain in the 18th minute.Line-upsCelta VigoFormation 5-3-213Villar3Mingueza15Aidoo2Starfelt4Núñez11Cervi8Beltrán14de la Torre17Bamba18Strand Larsen10Iago Aspas13Villar3Mingueza15Aidoo2Starfelt4Núñez11CerviSubstituted forSánchezat 45+2’minutes8Beltrán14de la TorreSubstituted forRodríguezat 80’minutes17Bamba18Strand LarsenSubstituted forTapiaat 77’minutesBooked at 90mins10Iago AspasBooked at 67minsSubstitutes1Marchesín5Tapia6Dotor19Swedberg20Vázquez23Sánchez26García28Domínguez29Rodríguez30SoteloReal MadridFormation 4-1-2-1-225Arrizabalaga Revuelta2Carvajal Ramos22Rüdiger4Alaba20García Torres18Tchouaméni15Valverde12Camavinga5Bellingham7Vinícius Júnior11Rodrygo25Arrizabalaga Revuelta2Carvajal Ramos22RüdigerBooked at 90mins4Alaba20García TorresSubstituted forNachoat 80’minutesBooked at 90mins18TchouaméniSubstituted forModricat 63’minutes15Valverde12CamavingaSubstituted forKroosat 62’minutesBooked at 71mins5Bellingham7Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forJoseluat 18’minutes11RodrygoSubstitutes6Nacho8Kroos10Modric13Lunin14Joselu16Odriozola17Vázquez21Díaz26Piñeiro32PazReferee:Isidro Díaz de Mera EscuderosAttendance:23,057Live TextMatch ends, Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1.Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1.Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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