Overview
- Williot Swedberg scored in the 53rd minute and again at 90+3 for Celta’s first away win at the Bernabéu since 2014, with Bryan Zaragoza assisting the opener.
- Real finished with nine men after Fran García’s second yellow on 65 minutes and Álvaro Carreras’s red card for a gesture toward referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzáles in stoppage time.
- An off-field Real official was also sent off, and Rodrygo, Federico Valverde and coach Xabi Alonso received bookings for dissent.
- Barcelona’s 5–3 win at Betis the previous day widened the league lead that Madrid now needs to chase.
- Antonio Rüdiger came on in the 24th minute for the injured Éder Militao as Madrid now prepares to host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.