Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 2025-26 LALIGA

  • 25': Borja Iglesias
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1 - 2
  • 11': Aurélien Tchouaméni
  • 90'+4': Federico Valverde

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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

CEL 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

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22 Antonio Rüdiger
17 Raúl Asencio Yellow Card
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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