An exhausted Real Madrid team must follow his disappointment as Copa Del Rey with a difficult Liga match against Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid is at the dawn of the end of the season without major trophies. After crushing the Champions League in the quarter-final and suffered a 3-2 defeat against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, Los Blancos hopes to save their season by winning the Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men have to win their five remaining championship games to maintain pressure on the Catalans, who fall under four points from Real Madrid at the top of the Liga ranking. The first test for Spanish and European champions in title is Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid had already beaten Celta Vigo at La Liga and Copa Del Rey this season, but the Sky Blues have been finding their shape lately. In fact, Barcelona needed a 98th minute penalty to perceive the three points against Celta Vigo just a few weeks ago. Now it’s the turn of Los Blancos to try to reproduce a similar result.
Here is everything you need to know before the confrontation of the Liga, very important.
Real Madrid against Celta Vigo Record on-one (last five games)
Last meeting: Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (January 16, 2025) – COPA DEL REY
Current form (all competitions)
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real Madrid |
Celta Vigo |
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Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid – 04/26/25 |
Celta Vigo 3–0 Villarreal – 04/23/25 |
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Gedafe 0–1 Real Madrid – 04/23/25 |
Barcelona 4–3 Celta Vigo – 04/19/25 |
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Real Madrid 1–0 Athletic Bilbao – 20/04/25 |
Celta Vigo 0–2 Espanyol – 4/12/25 |
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Real Madrid 1–2 Arsenal – 04/16/25 |
Mallorca 1–2 Celta Vigo – 4/5/25 |
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Alaves 0–1 Real Madrid – 04/13/25 |
Celta Vigo 1–1 Las Palmas – 3/31/25 |
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Country |
TV / Live flow |
|---|---|
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UNITED STATES |
ESPN +, ESPN Deportes, Fubotv |
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United Kingdom |
First Player Sports, First Sports 2, Laligatv |
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Canada |
TSN +, TSN4 |
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Mexico |
Sky + Sky Sports Mexico |
Real Madrid underwent three injuries in the aftermath of the Copa del Rey final. Antonio Rüdiger, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba all released for the rest of the season, joining Eduardo Camavonga, Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal on the sidelines.
Aurélien Tchouammeni will be forced to return to his emergency center tasks, but the French must be careful to avoid a yellow card; If he enters the referee’s book against Celta Vigo, he will receive a suspension of a match for the accumulation of yellow cards and therefore Miss El Clásico.
Rodrygo would normally be a shoo-in to start at the top with Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, but the Brazilian was excluded from the Real Madrid team.
The predicted programming of Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo (4-3-1-2): Courteous; Vázquez, Asencio, Tchouammeni, García; Valverde, Ceballos, Modrić; Bellingham; Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior
Carl Starfelt remains away with an injury to the hamstrings and will probably miss the rest of the season for Celta Vigo. Yoel Lago has intensified the absence of Starfelt and will continue to start alongside Marcos Alonso and Carlos Domínguez in defense.
Jones El-Abdellaoui is a doubt to appear in the match on Sunday due to an injury to the thigh. The 18 -year -old has not yet made his debut for the club after being transferred from Vålerenga to Norway.
Claudio Giráldez will rely on Borja Iglesias again to direct his attack. The Spaniard won a hat trick against Barcelona, then recorded a goal and a decisive pass against Villarreal.
Celta Vigo presides over Lalup vs. Real Madrid (3-4-3): Guaita; Dominguez, Lago, Alonso; Álvarez, Rodriguez, Moriba, Migueza; F lopez, iglesias, gonzález
The last time Celta Vigo obtained the three points against Real Madrid returned in 2017. Los Blancos beat the Sky Blues in their last 10 games, including two already this season.
The exhausted background line of Real Madrid will leave the door open so that Celta Vigo goes up on the match sheet, but the men of Ancelotti should have enough firepower to exceed their opponents at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Prediction: Real Madrid 2–1 Celta VIGO
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