A late goal by Toni Kroos sealed victory as Real Madrid defeated an impressive Celta Vigo side 2-1 to win their first home La Liga game of the campaign yesterday.

Alvaro Morata scored his first goal for the hosts since returning from Juventus to break the deadlock on the hour before Fabian Orellana levelled for Celta in the 67th minute.

Kroos then finished off substitute James Rodriguez’s cut-back with a low drive from the edge of the area in the 81st minute, giving Real six points from their two league games this season.

With Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Keylor Navas sidelined, coach Zinedine Zidane fielded an almost identical XI to the side that won 3-0 at Real Sociedad, dropping only Mateo Kovacic for Luka Modric as he returned from suspension.

Croatia playmaker Modric rattled the bar and tested goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez with two other efforts from distance.

“We were made to suffer against a team that were a lot better than I expected especially in attack,” Zidane told a news conference at the end of the match.

“They caused problems for us on a few occasions but that’s normal at this time of the season... it’s never easy to win.”

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