Real Madrid Scatter Real Oviedo with 3-0 Win for La Liga
Real Madrid don show say dem no dey play as dem hammer newly promoted Real Oviedo 3-0 for dia home ground, Carlos Tartiere Stadium, on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
Dis match na part of La Liga second matchday, and na di first time in 24 years wey Real Madrid visit Oviedo for league match.
Di game sweet pass sweet potato as Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr. make sure say dem carry all three points go back Madrid.
Dis na wetin happen for di match, and why Real Madrid performance na pure fire!
From di moment di referee blow whistle, Real Madrid show say dem come to dominate.
Even though Oviedo try small for di beginning, na Real Madrid control di game with 65% possession and 26 shots, 10 wey land on target.
Di first half na like say Madrid dey play training match, as dem pepper Oviedo defense with attack. Kylian Mbappé, di man wey dey on fire dis season, open di score sheet for 37th minute.
Arda Güler, di 20-year-old midfielder wey dey shine like new kobo, drop one sweet pass give Mbappé, wey control am like magician, turn, and fire low shot enter di far corner.
Oviedo keeper, Aarón Escandell, no fit do anything about am. Dat goal set di tone for di match, and Madrid no look back.
Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid coach, make some bold moves with im lineup. E shock everybody wen e bench Vinicius Jr. and Trent Alexander-Arnold, wey start di previous game against Osasuna.
Instead, e give 18-year-old Franco Mastantuono im first La Liga start, and di young Argentine no disappoint.
Mastantuono bring energy and flair, dey run up and down like say e dey chase Champions League trophy. Rodrygo, wey replace Vinicius, also try im best, even though e no score.
E get four shots, two wey force Escandell to make save, but Alonso sub am off after 63 minutes to bring Vinicius. Dis rotation show say Madrid get depth, and Alonso sabi manage im squad well-well.
Second half, Oviedo try to fight back small. Dem even get one chance for 81st minute wen Kwasi Sibo fire long-range shot wey hit di post.
But Madrid defense, led by Antonio Rüdiger wey complete 95.8% of im passes and win three duels, stand strong like Iroko tree.
Thibaut Courtois, di goalkeeper, also make one sharp save to deny Hasseim Hassan wen Oviedo try to pull one goal back.
Madrid no gree for any nonsense, and dem make sure say dem keep clean sheet for di second game in a row.
Mbappé no gree rest. For 83rd minute, e score im second goal, dis time sidefooting one sweet pass from Vinicius Jr. into di net.
Di Frenchman dey in top form, and with three goals in two games, e don already dey lead di Pichichi race.
Vinicius, wey come from bench, seal di victory for stoppage time (90+3) with clinical finish after Brahim Díaz set am up.
Even though some Oviedo fans throw bottle at Vinicius as e celebrate, di Brazilian no shake, and e just show say e dey always deliver.
Real Madrid performance no be only about di goals. Players like Aurélien Tchouaméni and Dean Huijsen show say dem get class.
Tchouaméni complete 93.4% of im passes and make 12 progressive passes, while Huijsen lead di game with 17 progressive passes and 113 touches.
Arda Güler, wey get eight chances created and 96.4% pass accuracy, prove say e dey ready to be regular starter.
Dis kind teamwork and quality na why Madrid dey third for La Liga with six points from two games, even though Villarreal dey top after dem 5-0 win over Girona.
For Oviedo, di match be like rude awakening. Dem try, but dem no fit match Madrid quality. Dia fans bring energy, but dia team, wey dey 19th with no points, need to step up if dem wan survive for La Liga.
Real Madrid, on di other hand, show say dem ready to fight for di title under Xabi Alonso. Dis 3-0 win na statement say dem no dey here to play!