Real have to dig deep, while Atletico drop two more points to battling Leganes
Xinhua, August 28, 2016 Adjust font size:
Real Madrid were forced to dig deep before a Tony Kroos goal gave them all three points from their home debut in the Primera Liga against a brave Celta Vigo side that came close to taking a point from their trip to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Celta looked organized and dangerous in attack and it wasn't until the 60th minute that Alvaro Morata put Madrid ahead following an error from Celta keeper Sergio Alvarez.
Fabian Orellana equalized with a shot from outside of the area seven minutes later and it needed a pinpoint effort from Kroos just 10 minutes from time to keep all three points in the Bernabeu.
Leganes' Butarque Stadium hosted its first ever top-flight game as Atletico Madrid made the short trip south of the Spanish capital and the home side took a famous point thanks to a hard working performance, a well-organized defense and goalkeeper JonAnder Serrantes who saved everything Atletico could throw at him.
The draw is worrying for Atletico who have already dropped four points this season with two draws against two newly prompted sides.
Things continue to look bleak for Valencia who lost their second game of the season 1-0 away to Eibar, who scored thanks to Pedro Leon slotting home the rebound to a penalty he himself had taken.
With Mustafi and Paco Alcacer on the way out of the club, Valencia coach Paco Ayestaran has a difficult two weeks ahead of him before their next match.
Real Sociedad claimed the first Basque derby of the season as they won 2-0 away to Osasuna with goals from Juanmi and an own goal from Unai Lopez giving the visitors their first points of the campaign.
The round of games kicked off on Friday night and Espanyol saw a two-goal lead wiped out in the closing minutes by Malaga.
Gerard Moreno's brace had looked to put Quique Sanchez Flores' side on track for their first win of the season, but Malaga puled a goal back through Diego Llorente before Charles equalized in the last minute.
Finally Betis and Deportivo produced a 0-0 draw which will please Deportivo more than Betis who looked incapable of scoring in front of their home fans. Endit