It was cheers for Gareth Bale instead of jeers from the home support inside the Bernabeu
Gareth Bale and Isco scored against Celta Vigo to give coach Zinedine Zidane a winning start on his return to Real Madrid.
Isco, out of favour under previous coach Santiago Solari, made it 1-0 when he tapped in striker Karim Benzema's low cross from close range.
And 13 minutes from time, Wales forward Bale scored Real's second when his low shot went in off the post.
Real are now two points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
Atletico play Athletic Bilbao at 17:30 GMT, while league leaders Barcelona travel to Real Betis on Sunday (19:45).
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Line-ups
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Line-ups
Real Madrid
1Navas
19Odriozola
5Varane
4Ramos
12Marcelo
10ModricSubstituted forValverdeat 77'minutes
8Kroos
11BaleBooked at 45mins
22IscoSubstituted forCeballosat 63'minutes
20Asensio
9BenzemaSubstituted forMarianoat 82'minutes
Substitutes
6Nacho
7Mariano
15Valverde
21Díaz
23Reguilón
24Ceballos
25Courtois
Celta Vigo
13Blanco
20Vázquez
3Costas
4Araújo
17JuncàSubstituted forHoedtat 4'minutes
5YokusluSubstituted forBeltránat 75'minutes
14Lobotka
11Sisto
23Méndez
19BoufalSubstituted forHjulsagerat 68'minutes
9Gómez
Substitutes
1Álvarez
8Beltrán
12Hoedt
16Hjulsager
18Jensen
21Sánchez
24Boudebouz
Referee:
Juan Martínez Munuera
Attendance:
65,054
Match Stats
Home TeamReal MadridAway TeamCelta Vigo
Possession
Home53%
Away47%
Shots
Home22
Away6
Shots on Target
Home7
Away1
Corners
Home9
Away2
Fouls
Home15
Away8
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Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Celta de Vigo 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Celta de Vigo 0.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Karim Benzema.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Álvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid).
Posted at 81'
Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
Goal!Posted at 77'
Goal! Real Madrid 2, Celta de Vigo 0. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
SubstitutionPosted at 75'
Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Okay Yokuslu.
Posted at 75'
Attempt blocked. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Kevin Vázquez.
Posted at 72'
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
Posted at 70'
Attempt blocked. Andrew Hjulsager (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Blanco.
Posted at 70'
Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Costas.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Posted at 68'
Okay Yokuslu (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Andrew Hjulsager replaces Sofiane Boufal.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
Posted at 68'
Sofiane Boufal (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 67'
Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
SubstitutionPosted at 63'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Isco.
Goal!Posted at 62'
Goal! Real Madrid 1, Celta de Vigo 0. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Posted at 61'
Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Posted at 61'
Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Gómez.
Posted at 58'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 58'
VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
Posted at 57'
Delay in match (Real Madrid).
Posted at 56'
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Raphael Varane is caught offside.
Posted at 56'
Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 55'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Costas.
Posted at 54'
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco.
Posted at 54'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Costas.
Posted at 54'
Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Odriozola.
Posted at 52'
Foul by Gareth Bale (Real Madrid).
Posted at 52'
Sofiane Boufal (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 51'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
Posted at 51'
Attempt blocked. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Posted at 50'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
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Source: bbc.com