Kroos saw some space opening in front of him as the ball was rolled to him by Asensio and he ran onto the shot, but it was a wild finish and it was high over the crossbar.
90'
Bale is left in a lot of space on the left wing and he tries to pick out Mariano in between two Celta defenders in the box. It's a good ball to him, but it's just a bit too high for him to make contact with it.
88'
Bale tries to switch the play to Marcelo who has made a dangerous run into Celta's box, but the pass to him is just overhit and the left back has to let it roll out of play.
86'
Madrid are happy to just slow the pace of the game down a bit now and are keeping possession in their own half.
84'
Celta switch the play well to Hjulsager on the right wing and he is given the space to get a cross into the box, but none of his team-mates have made the run and Navas is able to get it clear.
82'
M. Díaz enters the game and replaces K. Benzema.
Final change for Madrid now as Benzema comes off the field and is replaced by Mariano.
81'
Celta are struggling to get out of their own half at the minute due to Madrid's dominance and they haven't been able to cope with the added pace in the game.
77'
G. Bale has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Marcelo.
F. Valverde enters the game and replaces L. Modrić.
Zidane makes his second change of the game and brings on Valverde for Modric.
BALE MAKES IT TWO! His first touch wasn't great, but he wasn't under any pressure from the Celta defence and he was able to set himself and hit his shot into the near post. It bounces off the inside of the woodwork before rolling into the back of the net. 2-0 Madrid!
Marcelo did really well in the build up play before the goal before playing a good pass to pick out Bale between the Celta defenders.
75'
Fran Beltrán enters the game and replaces O. Yokuşlu.
Final roll of the dice from Escriba as Yokuslu goes off to be replaced by Beltran.
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70'
Asensio picked up the ball on the half way line and made a darting run down the right wing. The cross into the box was a good one, but there was no one in the middle to get on the end of it.
68'
A. Hjulsager enters the game and replaces S. Boufal.
Escriba makes his second change of the game now as Hjulsager comes on to replace Boufal.
65'
Ceballos gets straight into the action as he whips a cross into the box and picks out Benzema's run to the near post. The forward does make contact with the ball, but it bounces off his shoulder and is over the crossbar.
63'
Dani Ceballos enters the game and replaces Isco.
Isco is taken off seconds after giving Madrid the lead and Ceballos comes on in his place.
62'
Isco has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by K. Benzema.
ISCO GIVES MADRID THE LEAD! It was a quick counter-attack by Madrid and the Celta defenders just seemed to stop on the edge of the box and Isco gets into the space and sidefoots the ball past Blanco and into the back of the net. 1-0 Madrid!
Benzema timed his run perfectly and had time on the ball to pick out his team-mate and square the ball back to avoid him being caught offside as well.
60'
Madrid are straight on the attack again after that disallowed goal and Modric is leading the charge down the right wing. The cross into the box misses all the players in the middle though and goes straight out of play.
52'
Bale comes close to getting a second yellow card of the game after sliding into a tackle on Boufal. At the last minute though, he just lowers his studs to the ground to avoid making contact with the player, but he needs to be careful for the rest of the game.
50'
Modric was being closed down quickly by two Celta defenders and did really well to get his cross into the box. Benzema got on the end of it, but Costas recovered well to get in front of him and block his header.
48'
Mendez tries to pick out Boufal's run into the box with a throughball, but there was just a bit of miscommunication between the two players as Boufal had made a different run and Boufal came off his line to collect it.
46'
Celta get the game back underway for the second half.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 0-0 CELTA VIGO.
45'
G. Bale gets yellow.
Bale receives the first yellow card of the game after catching Vazquez in the face with his elbow. It was a bad challenge and it could easily have been a red card instead.
Some brilliant footwork from Modric wrong foots his defender and allows him to pick out Bale's run into the box. He is left one-on-one with the keeper, but the referee has stopped play and awarded a free-kick to Celta for a foul.
43'
Asensio finds himself in a lot of space on the right wing and once again puts a very good cross into the box. Hoedt is waiting at the near post once again though to clear the ball before Benzema can get to it.
41'
Asensio goes down in Celta's box after being tugged back by Vazquez and he is asking the referee for a penalty. The contact came outside the box though so there is no intervention from VAR.
39'
Bale puts another good cross into the box from the left wing, but none of the Madrid players have made a run to the near post and Hoedt is able to get it clear.
32'
Madrid have found their rhythm in the game now and Celta are struggling to get on the ball now as the home side are moving the ball upfield with a lot of pace.
28'
Mendez picks up the ball in midfield, and just like Kroos at the other end, decides to have a go from long range. Varane was closing him down quickly though and blocked the shot.
25'
Bale has swapped to the left wing now and he whips a dangerous ball into the box which causes some problems for the Celta defence. Hoedt rises to reach it and just gets enough contact on the cross to get it away from Benzema who was making the run behind him.
24'
Celta have a free-kick in a good position on the right wing and Mendez is the player to swing it in. His cross is straight over the crowd of players in the middle of the box though and it goes straight out of play.
22'
Some of the Madrid fans behind the goal are asking for a penalty after the ball struck Hoedt's hand, but his hands were tight to his side and the referee waves on play.
20'
Odriozola gets into a lot of space on the right wing and cuts his cross back into the middle of the box. Araujo decided to try and clear it himself, despite the keeper coming off his line, and it takes two Celta players to get the ball away.
18'
Celta have been very patient in possession so far when they've won it back, but have struggled to string together some good passes that would get them into the final third.
14'
Madrid are taking a lot of time to get the ball out of their box after winning it back from Gomez and they almost play themselves into some trouble due to Celta's quick closing down, but Ramos gets it clear.
12'
Asensio puts a cross in from the left wing and he tries to pick out Benzema on the edge of the six-yard box, but Hoedt just gets there ahead of him and is able to get it clear.
10'
Isco just pulls away from his defender to get on the end of Marcelo's cross, but he slips as he tries to take the shot and he ends up firing it high over the crossbar. It takes a deflection though and goes out for a corner which comes to nothing.
9'
Bale is quickly closing down Hoedt on the right wing and dispossesses the substitute and he tries to put a quick cross into the box. None of the Madrid players had made the run though and Celta are able to clear it.
5'
Junca has made his way of the field following that muscle strain and he's been replaced by Hoedt.
4'
W. Hoedt enters the game and replaces David Juncà.
3'
Junca made a darting run down the left wing for Celta and instantly pulled up clutching his hamstring and he's signalled to the bench instantly to tell them he won't be able to carry on.
2'
Celta won the ball back pretty much straight after the kick-off and they've been keeping possession really well in the opening couple of minutes of the game
1'
Asensio gets the game underway for Madrid.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Real Madrid's LaLiga clash with Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu!
It's a Madrid homecoming for Zinedine Zidane today, who was reappointed head coach on Tuesday just 10 months after leaving the role having led Los Blancos to three consecutive Champions League crowns, with Santiago Solari paying the price for a tumultuous period that saw Madrid's hopes in LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and Champions League extinguished.
REAL MADRID STARTING XI (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Alvaro Odriozola, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Isco; Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Dani Ceballos, Sergio Reguilon, Brahim Diaz, Federico Valverde, Nacho, Mariano, Thibaut Courtois.
CELTA VIGO STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Ruben Blanco; Kevin Vazquez, Nestor Araujo, David Costas, David Junca; Okay Yokuslu, Stanislav Lobotka; Pione Sisto, Brais Mendez, Sofiane Boufal; Maxi Gomez.
CELTA VIGO SUBS: Wesley Hoedt, Ryad Boudebouz, Andrew Hjulsager, Jozabed Sanchez, Fran Beltran, Mathias Jensen, Sergio Alvarez.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
If both sides continue to play the way they did in the first half, then both look likely to score at some point in the game. Celta have coped well with Madrid's attacking threat so far, but if they carry on giving Zidane's side so much space in the final third, then it won't be long until they are caught out. They've been patient with their own attacks though and could have an opportunity to get a goal when they are on the counter-attack.
That's it for today, goodbye!
Madrid have now closed the gap to Atletico Madrid in second to two points, with their city rivals playing later today, and have ended a run of four home defeats in all competitions as they head into the international break. Celta remain in the bottom three after that defeat, and could fall further behind the teams above them as they are still yet to play this weekend.
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