Postpublished at 14:32 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-1 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid surge forwards as they look to restore their three-goal advantage.
Federico Valverde drives into the penalty area but loses his balance before he can get a shot away.
Summary
Real Madrid are second, seven points behind Barcelona
Celta Vigo are seventh and eyeing a European spot
Postpublished at 14:32 BST 4 May
GOAL - Real Madrid 3-1 Celta Vigopublished at 14:29 BST 4 May
Javi Rodriguez (69 mins)
Celta Vigo have got one back.
Javi Rodriguez hooks an effort in from close range to ensure Thibaut Courtois won't have a clean sheet this afternoon.
Image source, gettySUBSTITUTIONpublished at 14:26 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid make their first change of the match.
Jacobo Ramon comes on for his Real Madrid debut to warm applause from the home fans.
Raul Asensio makes way.
SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 14:24 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo make two more changes.
On: Pablo Duran and Williot Swedberg.
Off: Alfon Gonzalez and Borja Iglesias.
Postpublished at 14:22 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid have a free-kick on the edge of the box, Kylian Mbappe steps up to take it and he thumps it straight into the Celta Vigo wall.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 14:21 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Kylian Mbappe gets the better of Yoel Lago at last.
Lago drags him down and is shown a yellow card.
Postpublished at 14:20 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
It feels pretty comfortable for Real Madrid at the moment.
They are dominating possession and look most likely to score.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:16 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Arda Guler tries to get his second goal of the game but his low shot is pushed behind by Vicente Guaita.
Guler takes the resulting corner and Jude Bellingham heads over.
Postpublished at 14:15 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
So close!
Jude Bellingham fancies a goal himself but his shot from the edge of the box goes just over the bar.
Image source, ReutersSUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 14:14 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Two changes for Celta Vigo after going further behind.
On: Hugo Alvarez and Ilaix Moriba.
Off: Sergio Carreira and Fran Beltran.
Postpublished at 14:13 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid have scored 13 goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half, only Barcelona (16) have scored more in La Liga this season.
Postpublished at 14:11 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Arda Guler has been very impressive so far this afternoon and now has an assist to go with his goal.
GOAL - Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigopublished at 14:07 BST 4 May
Kylian Mbappe (48 mins)
It's a brilliant through ball from Arda Guler, right into the path of Kylian Mbappe who controls it beautifully and drills into the bottom corner.
A great start to the second half for Real Madrid.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:07 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo
Real Madrid would move back to four points behind leaders Barcelona if they can hold on to this win.
Celta Vigo started brightly but two goals in six minutes from Carlo Ancelotti's side knocked the wind out of their sails.
KICK-OFFpublished at 14:04 BST 4 May
Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo
We are back under way for the second half at Santiago Bernabeu.
Postpublished at 14:01 BST 4 May
HT: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo
Kylian Mbappe has now scored 35 goals in 52 games for Real Madrid this season in all competitions. Only Ivan Luis Zamorano in 1992/93 (37 goals in 45 games) scored more in his first season with Real Madrid.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:53 BST 4 May
HT: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo
Goals from Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappe put Real Madrid in a commanding position at the break.
Real Madrid claimed their fourth La Liga win in a row
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid held off a spirited Celta Vigo fightback to move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona before El Clasico next weekend.
Carlo Ancelotti's side took the lead in the 33rd minute when a short corner was worked to Arda Guler, whose curling shot found the top corner via a slight deflection.
Mbappe doubled the advantage six minutes later with a thumping finish high past Celta goalkeeper Vicente Guaita at the end of a swift Madrid counter.
The France striker got his second three minutes into the second half as he ran on to Guler's excellent through ball to slot left-footed into the bottom corner.
But the visitors kept going and Javi Rodriguez pulled one back with a little over 20 minutes remaining with a close-range finish after Madrid failed to clear a corner.
What had looked like being a comfortable win suddenly became very tense when Celta legend Iago Aspas' pass matched his brilliant vision to set-up fellow substitute Williot Swedberg to make it 3-2 on 76 minutes.
Pablo Duran so nearly equalised two minutes later after being sent clear by another wonderful bit of skill from Aspas, but home goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was able to recover after the initial shot squirmed under his body.
With the away side pushing for an equaliser, there were chances at both ends in a frenetic finale, but Los Blancos stood firm to claim a crucial three points.
Victory means defending champions Madrid head to Barcelona next Sunday knowing a fifth straight league win would leave them just a point behind their fierce rivals with three games remaining.
Meanwhile, Celta stay seventh as they continue to fight for a European place.
Player of the match
Number: 10 Iago Aspas
Average rating 7.29
Number: 5 J. Bellingham
Average Rating: 7.27Number: 9 K. Mbappé
Average Rating: 7.05Number: 15 A. Güler
Average Rating: 7.03Number: 1 T. Courtois
Average Rating: 6.51Number: 8 F. Valverde
Average Rating: 6.00Number: 7 Vinícius Júnior
Average Rating: 6.00Number: 14 A. Tchouaméni
Average Rating: 5.70Number: 10 L. Modrić
Average Rating: 5.70Number: 17 Lucas Vázquez
Average Rating: 5.68Number: 19 Dani Ceballos
Average Rating: 5.65Number: 35 Raúl Asencio
Average Rating: 5.58Number: 20 Fran García
Average Rating: 5.42Number: 21 Brahim Díaz
Average Rating: 5.05Number: 31 Jacobo Ramón
Average Rating: 4.27Number: 10 Iago Aspas
Average Rating: 7.29Number: 19 W. Swedberg
Average Rating: 6.67Number: 32 Javi Rodríguez
Average Rating: 6.56Number: 23 Hugo Álvarez
Average Rating: 6.29Number: 3 Óscar Mingueza
Average Rating: 6.25Number: 7 Borja Iglesias
Average Rating: 6.22Number: 13 Vicente Guaita
Average Rating: 6.10Number: 18 Pablo Durán
Average Rating: 6.00Number: 4 Hugo Sotelo
Average Rating: 5.75Number: 8 Fran Beltrán
Average Rating: 5.75Number: 28 Fer López
Average Rating: 5.63Number: 5 Sergio Carreira
Average Rating: 5.50Number: 12 Alfon González
Average Rating: 5.50Number: 20 Marcos Alonso
Average Rating: 5.13Number: 29 Yoel Lago
Average Rating: 5.13Number: 6 I. Moriba
Average Rating: 4.57After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
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Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Real Madrid, Position 2, Points 75
- Celta Vigo, Position 7, Points 46
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 91 | 33 | 58 | 79 |
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| 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 75 |
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| 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 67 |
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| 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 61 |
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| 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 58 |
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| 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 57 |
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7 Celta Vigo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 46 |
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8 Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 44 |
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9 Mallorca | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 44 |
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10 Osasuna | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 44 |
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| 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 43 |
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| 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 42 |
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| 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 39 |
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14 Espanyol | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 39 |
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| 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 38 |
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16 Deportivo Alavés | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 35 |
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17 Girona | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 35 |
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18 Las Palmas | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 32 |
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19 Leganés | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 31 |
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20 Real Valladolid | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 83 | -58 | 16 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 : UEFA Champions League
- Position 6, 7 : UEFA Europa League
- Position 8 : UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
- Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Real Madrid
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Courtois, Goalkeeper
- 17, Vázquez, Defender14, Tchouaméni, Defender35, Asencio, Defender20, Fran García, Defender
- 19, Ceballos, Defensive Midfielder8, Valverde, Defensive Midfielder
- 15, Güler, Attacking Midfielder5, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder7, Vinícius Júnior, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Mbappé, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Courtois
- Number 20, Fran García
- Number 35, Raúl Asencio , substituted for Jacobo Ramón at 67 minutes
- Number 14, A. Tchouaméni
- Number 17, Lucas Vázquez , Captain
- Number 8, F. Valverde
- Number 19, Dani Ceballos , substituted for L. Modrić at 74 minutes
- Number 7, Vinícius Júnior
- Number 5, J. Bellingham , Yellow Card at 45 minutes
- Number 15, A. Güler , substituted for Brahim Díaz at 83 minutes
- Number 9, K. Mbappé
Substitutes
home team, Real Madrid
- Number 21, Brahim Díaz
- Number 29, Y. Enríquez
- Number 13, A. Lunin
- Number 34, Sergio Mestre
- Number 10, L. Modrić
- Number 16, Endrick
- Number 31, Jacobo Ramón , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 18, Jesús Vallejo
away team, Celta Vigo
Manager: Claudio Giráldez
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 13, Guaita, Goalkeeper
- 32, Javi Rodríguez, Defender29, Lago, Defender20, Alonso, Defender
- 5, Carreira, Midfielder8, Beltrán, Midfielder4, Sotelo, Midfielder3, Mingueza, Midfielder
- 28, López, Attacking Midfielder12, González, Attacking Midfielder
- 7, Iglesias, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 13, Vicente Guaita
- Number 20, Marcos Alonso
- Number 29, Yoel Lago , Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- Number 32, Javi Rodríguez
- Number 3, Óscar Mingueza
- Number 4, Hugo Sotelo , substituted for Iago Aspas at 75 minutes
- Number 8, Fran Beltrán , Captain, substituted for I. Moriba at 54 minutes
- Number 5, Sergio Carreira , substituted for Hugo Álvarez at 54 minutes
- Number 12, Alfon González , substituted for W. Swedberg at 65 minutes
- Number 28, Fer López
- Number 7, Borja Iglesias , substituted for Pablo Durán at 65 minutes
away team, Celta Vigo
- Number 10, Iago Aspas
- Number 11, F. Cervi
- Number 24, Carlos Domínguez
- Number 18, Pablo Durán
- Number 6, I. Moriba
- Number 14, Iker Losada
- Number 16, Jailson
- Number 21, M. Ristić
- Number 25, Damián Rodríguez
- Number 19, W. Swedberg
- Number 1, Iván Villar
- Number 23, Hugo Álvarez
home team, Real Madrid
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Courtois, Goalkeeper
- 17, Vázquez, Defender14, Tchouaméni, Defender35, Asencio, Defender20, Fran García, Defender
- 19, Ceballos, Defensive Midfielder8, Valverde, Defensive Midfielder
- 15, Güler, Attacking Midfielder5, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder7, Vinícius Júnior, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Mbappé, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Courtois
- Number 20, Fran García
- Number 35, Raúl Asencio , substituted for Jacobo Ramón at 67 minutes
- Number 14, A. Tchouaméni
- Number 17, Lucas Vázquez , Captain
- Number 8, F. Valverde
- Number 19, Dani Ceballos , substituted for L. Modrić at 74 minutes
- Number 7, Vinícius Júnior
- Number 5, J. Bellingham , Yellow Card at 45 minutes
- Number 15, A. Güler , substituted for Brahim Díaz at 83 minutes
- Number 9, K. Mbappé
Substitutes
- Number 21, Brahim Díaz
- Number 29, Y. Enríquez
- Number 13, A. Lunin
- Number 34, Sergio Mestre
- Number 10, L. Modrić
- Number 16, Endrick
- Number 31, Jacobo Ramón , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 18, Jesús Vallejo
away team, Celta Vigo
Manager: Claudio Giráldez
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 13, Guaita, Goalkeeper
- 32, Javi Rodríguez, Defender29, Lago, Defender20, Alonso, Defender
- 5, Carreira, Midfielder8, Beltrán, Midfielder4, Sotelo, Midfielder3, Mingueza, Midfielder
- 28, López, Attacking Midfielder12, González, Attacking Midfielder
- 7, Iglesias, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 13, Vicente Guaita
- Number 20, Marcos Alonso
- Number 29, Yoel Lago , Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- Number 32, Javi Rodríguez
- Number 3, Óscar Mingueza
- Number 4, Hugo Sotelo , substituted for Iago Aspas at 75 minutes
- Number 8, Fran Beltrán , Captain, substituted for I. Moriba at 54 minutes
- Number 5, Sergio Carreira , substituted for Hugo Álvarez at 54 minutes
- Number 12, Alfon González , substituted for W. Swedberg at 65 minutes
- Number 28, Fer López
- Number 7, Borja Iglesias , substituted for Pablo Durán at 65 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 10, Iago Aspas
- Number 11, F. Cervi
- Number 24, Carlos Domínguez
- Number 18, Pablo Durán
- Number 6, I. Moriba
- Number 14, Iker Losada
- Number 16, Jailson
- Number 21, M. Ristić
- Number 25, Damián Rodríguez
- Number 19, W. Swedberg
- Number 1, Iván Villar
- Number 23, Hugo Álvarez
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Francisco José Hernández Maeso
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Ángel Nevado Rodríguez
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Javier Carlos Martínez Nicolás
- Fourth Official:
- Víctor Pérez Peraza
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno
Match Stats
Key, Real Madrid v Celta VigoBasic Stats
Overall possession
Real Madrid 54%Celta Vigo 46%
Shots
Real Madrid 17Celta Vigo 14Shots on target
Real Madrid 6Celta Vigo 7Total touches inside the opposition box
Real Madrid 26Celta Vigo 25Goalkeeper saves
Real Madrid 5Celta Vigo 4Aerial duels won
Real Madrid 5Celta Vigo 1Fouls committed
Real Madrid 5Celta Vigo 11Corners
Real Madrid 4Celta Vigo 6In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Real Madrid 17Celta Vigo 14Shots on target
Real Madrid 6Celta Vigo 7Shots off target
Real Madrid 10Celta Vigo 3Attempts out of box
Real Madrid 5Celta Vigo 5One-on-one attempts
Real Madrid 0Celta Vigo 1Total offsides
Real Madrid 0Celta Vigo 1Distribution
Total passes
Real Madrid 605Celta Vigo 518Pass accuracy %
Real Madrid 92.4Celta Vigo 88.2Backward passes
Real Madrid 95Celta Vigo 83Forward passes
Real Madrid 165Celta Vigo 153Total long balls
Real Madrid 46Celta Vigo 53Successful final third passes
Real Madrid 116Celta Vigo 108Total crosses
Real Madrid 13Celta Vigo 11Defence
Total tackles
Real Madrid 12Celta Vigo 17Won tackle %
Real Madrid 66.7Celta Vigo 58.8Fouls committed
Real Madrid 5Celta Vigo 11Total yellow cards
Real Madrid 2Celta Vigo 1Total clearances
Real Madrid 9Celta Vigo 13Clearances off the line
Real Madrid 1Celta Vigo 0Season so far
Spanish La Liga
Key, Real Madrid v Celta Vigo
League position, Real Madrid 1st, Celta Vigo 13thTotal points, Real Madrid 27, Celta Vigo 10
Goals scored
Real Madrid 22Celta Vigo 11Form guide
All competitions
Real Madrid lose
v Barcelona
3
2
Copa del Rey
Celta Vigo won
v Villarreal
3
0
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Getafe
0
1
Primera División
Celta Vigo lose
v Barcelona
4
3
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Athletic Club
1
0
Primera División
Celta Vigo lose
v Espanyol
0
2
Primera División
Real Madrid lose
v Arsenal
1
2
UEFA Champions League
Celta Vigo won
v Mallorca
1
2
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Deportivo Alavés
0
1
Primera División
Celta Vigo draw
v Las Palmas
1
1
Primera División
Previous meetings
All competitions
Real Madrid and Celta VigoReal Madrid Won 38Celta Vigo Won 12
Played 56
Draw 6
Previous scores
All competitions
Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 5 , Celta Vigo 2 on the 16th of January 2025
Real Madrid
Celta Vigo
16th of January 2025
Primera División
Celta Vigo 1 , Real Madrid 2 on the 19th of October 2024
Celta Vigo
Real Madrid
19th of October 2024
Real Madrid 4 , Celta Vigo 0 on the 10th of March 2024
Real Madrid
Celta Vigo
10th of March 2024