Real Madrid took-on Real Valladolid in what was their first game of the season at the Santiago Bernabéu, beating the visitors to a comfortable 3-0 courtesy of goals from Fede Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick.
First half Match summary
In a very blurry first half which ended in a 0-0 shoreline, Real Madrid lacked creativity in the squad which the Bernabéu fans didn’t take likely as the were visibly heard booing the home crowd.
The opponent on the night were comfortable playing in a very low block hoping to capitalize on counterattacks.
The only visible clear chance at goal was from kylian Mbappe, who found the target from a line breaking pass from the other end of the defence.
Frustrations began to creep in, forcing Valverde, Tchouaméni and Rüdiger to take drastic decisions and shoot from impossible angles outside the box. This was the nature of the game till the first half whistle was blown.
Second half summary
What ever Ancelotti told his players at halftime sure did work to perfection in the second half. An early golazo by Fede Valverde just five minutes into the second half opened the game a little moving deep into the contest as the visitors were forced to play.
The game stayed that way for a while, with both sides creating chances but lacking the final touch in front of goal, until Ancelotti decided to turn to his bench.
In the 69th minute, Ancelotti took off Arda Güler and Rodrygo, and brought on Brahim Diaz and Luka Modrić. Then with just five minutes of regular time left, kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr Were both hooked for Endrick and Dani Ceballos.
Indeed, the substitutes did pay off as Brahim Diaz who had earlier come on for Arda Güler, doubled the scoreline in the 88th minute and then went on to assist fellow substitute Endrick in the 90+6 minute to score his first goal for Real Madrid and make it 3-0.
Real Madrid now have 4 points to their name and will be hoping to keep up the good run in the LaLiga title race.
