Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid (Mar 6, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW MLB MLB NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Celta Vigo v Real Madrid 2025-26 LALIGA Celta Vigo Celta Vigo CEL 10-10-7 , 40 PTS 1 10-10-7 , 40 PTS FT Real Madrid Real Madrid RMA 20-3-4 , 63 PTS 2 20-3-4 , 63 PTS Borja Iglesias – 25' Aurélien Tchouaméni – 11' Federico Valverde – 90'+4' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Videos Madrid get vital win over Celta with Valverde's last-gasp goal By PA Updated: Mar 6, 2026, 05:31 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Federico Valverde ‘s winner four minutes into stoppage time rescued Real Madrid as a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo prevented their faltering LaLiga title challenge suffering another setback. Seeking to bounce back from consecutive defeats to Osasuna and Getafe which had seen them slip four points behind Barcelona , Madrid took the lead after only 11 minutes through Aurélien Tchouaméni . But Borja Iglesias equalised 14 minutes later and Celta looked set to hold out for a point before Valverde’s deflected effort at the death. Madrid, still without the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham through injury, were after a boost ahead of their Champions League meeting with Manchester City on Wednesday but for so long looked like surrendering yet more ground in the title race. Celta started brightly with Borja forcing a good low save from Thibaut Courtois . At the other end Vinícius Júnior , set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold , fired a shot against a post before Madrid hit the front a minute later. Federico Valverde reacts after scoring Real Madrid's last-gasp winner against Celta Vigo. Miguel RIOPA / AFP via Getty Images Alexander-Arnold played a short corner from the right to Arda Güler , who cut a low pass back to the edge of the area for Tchouaméni to whip a first-time effort into the far corner off a post. It was the France midfielder’s first league goal since April 2024. Madrid, though, were unable to build on that platform and were pegged back in the 25th minute, with Alexander-Arnold’s defensive vulnerability exposed. Williot Swedberg beat the former Liverpool man to a long ball down the left, then held him off very easily as he burst into the area before cutting back on to his right foot, looking up and laying a pass off for the onrushing Borja to stroke a finish home. Swedberg should have made things worse for the visitors just before the break when he found himself unmarked in the area, but Courtois pulled off a fine save. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side slowly started to turn the screw in the second half, Vinícius bringing a save out of Ionuț Radu. Celta survived a VAR review for a penalty in the 71st minute following a handball by Ferran Jutglà , with Madrid substitute César Palacios instead penalised for a foul beforehand. Antonio Rüdiger fired high and wide, but Celta almost scored at the other end when Iago Aspas cut inside and fired a low show which beat Courtois but came back off a post. Real looked out of ideas as the clock ticked into five minutes of added time, but Valverde, helped by a large slice of luck, got them out of trouble. Picking up a loose ball on the edge of the area, he let fly, with the shot deflecting off Marcos Alonso and wrong-footing the helpless Radu. Game Information Balaidos 3:00 PM , March 6, 2026 Coverage : ESPN Deportes/ESPN+ Vigo , Spain Attendance : 22,048 Spanish LALIGA Standings Team GP W D L GD P Barcelona 26 21 1 4 +45 64 Real Madrid 27 20 3 4 +33 63 Atlético Madrid 26 15 6 5 +20 51 Villarreal 26 16 3 7 +17 51 Real Betis 26 11 10 5 +10 43 Celta Vigo 27 10 10 7 +7 40 Espanyol 26 10 6 10 -6 36 Real Sociedad 26 9 8 9 0 35 Athletic Club 26 10 5 11 -6 35 Osasuna 26 9 6 11 0 33 Getafe 26 9 5 12 -8 32 Rayo Vallecano 26 7 9 10 -6 30 Sevilla 26 8 6 12 -7 30 Girona 26 7 9 10 -15 30 Valencia 26 7 8 11 -12 29 Alavés 26 7 6 13 -11 27 Elche 26 5 11 10 -5 26 Mallorca 26 6 6 14 -13 24 Levante 26 5 6 15 -16 21 Real Oviedo 26 3 8 15 -27 17 Full Table LALIGA News Late Real Madrid winner vs. Celta de Vigo keeps LaLiga title race alive Federico Valverde scores a 95th-minute winner as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1, closing the gap on Barcelona in the LaLiga title race. Valverde puts Real Madrid 'on his back' to deliver vital win Álvaro Arbeloa called Federico Valverde “everything a Real Madrid player should be” after the midfielder scored a late winner against Celta Vigo. Suárez: Worst Real Madrid side in twenty years fighting for LaLiga title Mario Suárez and the “ESPN FC” crew discuss Real Madrid performance in their 2-1 win over Celta de Vigo. All LALIGA News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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