La Liga · Fri, 6 Mar 2026 ·
Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid — 1 - 2
Estadio Abanca Balaídos · Referee: I. Diaz
Match report
F. Valverde’s 90' winner gives Real Madrid 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo
Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in La Liga matchday 27 on Friday, 6 March 2026 at Estadio Abanca Balaídos. B. Iglesias (25') scored for Celta Vigo, while A. Tchouameni (11') and F. Valverde (90') found the net for Real Madrid. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Celta Vigo had 37% of the ball and 8 shots (4 on target) against Real Madrid’s 14 (3 on target). Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Celta Vigo 14th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Real Madrid 4th on 15.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 22 Nov 2026, Real Madrid – Celta Vigo
Match events
- 11'goalA. TchouameniAssist: A. Guler
- 25'goalB. IglesiasAssist: W. Swedberg
- 31'yellow cardBorja IglesiasYellow Card
- 65'substitutionA. GulerOff: C. Palacios
- 69'substitutionW. SwedbergOff: F. Lopez
- 70'substitutionB. IglesiasOff: J. El Abdellaoui
- 70'substitutionF. JutglaOff: H. Alvarez
- 71'VAR decisionTrent Alexander-ArnoldPenalty cancelled
- 77'substitutionB. DiazOff: G. Garcia
- 83'substitutionO. MinguezaOff: I. Aspas
- 86'yellow cardAurélien TchouaméniYellow Card
- 90'yellow cardRaúl AsencioYellow Card
- 90'substitutionT. PitarchOff: M. A. Moran
- 90'goalF. ValverdeNormal Goal
- 90+1'substitutionI. MoribaOff: M. Vecino
Lineups
Celta Vigo
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 32J. RodriguezD
- 2C. StarfeltD
- 20M. AlonsoD
- 5S. CarreiraM
- 16M. RomanM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 3O. MinguezaM
- 9F. JutglaF
- 7B. IglesiasF
- 19W. SwedbergF
Substitutes
- 1I. VillarG
- 15M. VecinoM
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
- 12M. FernandezD
- 10I. AspasF
- 4J. AidooD
- 17J. RuedaD
- 14A. NunezD
- 24C. DominguezD
- 22H. SoteloM
- 23H. AlvarezM
- 8F. LopezM
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 17R. AsencioD
- 22A. RudigerD
- 23F. MendyD
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 15A. GulerM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 45T. PitarchM
- 21B. DiazF
- 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 43S. MestreG
- 2D. CarvajalD
- 37M. A. MoranM
- 38C. PalaciosM
- 27D. AguadoD
- 48L. FatiD
- 20F. GarciaD
- 16G. GarciaF
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
Match statistics
- 37%Possession63%
- 1.04Expected goals (xG)0.86
- 8Total shots14
- 4Shots on target3
- 4Shots off target4
- 0Blocked shots7
- 7Shots inside the box7
- 1Shots outside the box7
- 1Corners6
- 2Offsides0
- 4Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 473Passes810
- 410Accurate passes740
- 87%Pass accuracy91%
- 0.91Goals prevented0.91
Player statistics
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2Carl StarfeltD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Marcos AlonsoD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaM | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Miguel RománM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasF | 70 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 9Ferran JutglàF | 70 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Williot SwedbergF | 69 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 4Joseph AidooD | – | – | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | – | – | ||
| 14Alvaro NúñezD | – | – | ||
| 17Javier RuedaD | – | – | ||
| 24Carlos DomínguezD | – | – | ||
| 8Fer LópezM | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Matías VecinoM | 1 | – | ||
| 22Hugo SoteloM | – | – | ||
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezM | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Iago AspasF | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | 20 | 6.3 |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Raúl AsencioD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Ferland MendyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 15Arda GülerM | 65 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 45Thiago PitarchM | 89 | 5.7 | ||
| 7Vinicius JúniorF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Brahim DíazF | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 43Sergio MestreG | – | – | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | – | – | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 27Diego AguadoD | – | – | ||
| 48Lamini FatiD | – | – | ||
| 28Jorge CesteroM | – | – | ||
| 37Manuel Ángel MoránM | 1 | – | ||
| 38César PalaciosM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | 13 | 6.2 |