La Liga

Season 2025/2026

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Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Goals: A. Tchouaméni (11'), Borja Iglesias (25'), F. Valverde (90'). Celta Vigo had 37% possession against Real Madrid's 63%. Shots on target: 4-3.

La Liga · Regular Season - 27

Friday, 6 March 2026

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Real MadridReal Madrid

Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain

Lineups

Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-3
I. Radu13I. RaduG
J. Rodriguez32J. RodriguezD
C. Starfelt2C. StarfeltD
M. Alonso20M. AlonsoD
S. Carreira5S. CarreiraM
M. Roman16M. RomanM
I. Moriba6I. MoribaM
O. Mingueza3O. MinguezaM
F. Jutgla9F. JutglaF
B. Iglesias7B. IglesiasF
W. Swedberg19W. 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 MadridReal Madrid4-4-2
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
T. Alexander-Arnold12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
R. Asencio17R. AsencioD
A. Rudiger22A. RudigerD
F. Mendy23F. MendyD
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeM
A. Guler15A. GulerM
A. Tchouameni14A. TchouameniM
T. Pitarch45T. PitarchM
B. Diaz21B. DiazF
Vinicius Junior7Vinicius 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 Events

11'G

A. Tchouaméni

Assist: A. Güler

25'G

Borja Iglesias

Assist: W. Swedberg

31'Y

Borja Iglesias

65'S

A. Güler

Substitution 1

69'S

W. Swedberg

Substitution 1

70'S

Borja Iglesias

Substitution 2

70'S

Ferran Jutglà

Substitution 3

77'S

Brahim Díaz

Substitution 2

83'S

Óscar Mingueza

Substitution 4

86'Y

A. Tchouaméni

90'Y

Raúl Asencio

90'+1S

I. Moriba

Substitution 5

90'S

Thiago Pitarch

Substitution 3

90'G

F. Valverde

Statistics

Celta Vigo
37%63%
Real Madrid
1.04Expected Goals (xG)0.86
8Total Shots14
4Shots on Target3
1Corners6
4Fouls12
2Offsides0
87Pass Accuracy (%)91
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Celta Vigo host Real Madrid on Friday, 6 March 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Celta Vigo go into the match 6th in the table; Real Madrid sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Celta Vigo have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Real Madrid have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 7 Dec 2025: Celta Vigo 2-0 Real Madrid; 4 May 2025: Celta Vigo 2-3 Real Madrid; 19 Oct 2024: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Celta Vigo scored through Borja Iglesias 25'. Real Madrid replied with A. Tchouaméni 11', F. Valverde 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celta Vigo held 37% of the ball against 63% for Real Madrid. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 1.04 for Celta Vigo, 0.86 for Real Madrid.

Verdict

Real Madrid take the three points; Celta Vigo look at a thin night for the home crowd. Celta Vigo sat 6th and Real Madrid 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.