Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 2025-26 LALIGA
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Madrid get vital win over Celta with Valverde's last-gasp goal
Federico Valverde struck in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Real Madrid snatched a vital 2-1 win at Celta Vigo to bounce back from consecutive LaLiga defeats.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Güler following a corner.
- 25': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Williot Swedberg.
- 31': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1.
- 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. César Palacios replaces Arda Güler.
- 69': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fer López replaces Williot Swedberg.
- 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Jones El Abdellaoui replaces Borja Iglesias.
- 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Álvarez replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 83': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 86': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
- 90': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Matías Vecino replaces Ilaix Moriba.
- 90'+4': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2.
Game Information
Venue: Balaidos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 22,048
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Barcelona | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +33 | Real Madrid | 27 | 63 | 4 |
| +20 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 51 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
RMA |
CEL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.4 | Possession | 36.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 740 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 810 | Passes | 471 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 6 | Clearances | 23 |
Celta Vigo (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 2 | Carl Starfelt |
| 20 | Marcos Alonso |
| 32 | Javi Rodríguez |
| 6 | Ilaix Moriba |
| 16 | Miguel Román |
| 3 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Carreira |
| 7 | Borja Iglesias |
| 19 | Williot Swedberg |
| 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 17 | Raúl Asencio |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 12 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
| 45 | Thiago Pitarch |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
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