Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 2': Handball by Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo).
- 5': Foul by Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).
- 5': Miguel Román (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Williot Swedberg.
- 10': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
- 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.
- 15': Offside, Celta Vigo. Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 19': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
- 19': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 20': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 20': Ferran Jutglà (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 21': Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 27': Offside, Celta Vigo. Ferran Jutglà is caught offside.
- 31': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
- 31': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arda Güler.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ferran Jutglà (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
- 41': Foul by Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid).
- 41': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Sergio Carreira with a cross.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 1.
- 52': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
- 54': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 54': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Rodríguez.
- 59': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ferran Jutglà (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Miguel Román with a cross.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 65': Substitution, Real Madrid. César Palacios replaces Arda Güler.
- 67': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 68': Attempt blocked. César Palacios (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
- 69': Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by César Palacios (Real Madrid).
- 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.
- 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
- 77': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jones El Abdellaoui.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 78': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 79': Delay in match (Real Madrid).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 79': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Rodríguez.
- 80': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 80': Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).
- 81': Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 84': Foul by Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).
- 84': Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 86': Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jones El Abdellaoui.
- 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Thiago Pitarch.
- 90': Foul by Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid).
- 90': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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'+1': Attempt missed. Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Román with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Javi Rodríguez.
- 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.
- 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 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 | 410 |
| 810 | Passes | 472 |
| 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 | 10 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 6 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Balaidos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 22,048
Venue: Balaidos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 22,048
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
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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