Overview
- Celta Vigo won 2-0 at the Bernabéu as Williot Swedberg scored in the 53rd minute with a deft flick and added a stoppage-time second.
- Real Madrid finished with nine players after Fran García and Álvaro Carreras were sent off, ending their perfect home league record this season.
- Éder Militão limped off in the first half, compounding defensive absences that already included Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander‑Arnold, Ferland Mendy, David Alaba and Dean Huijsen.
- The defeat leaves Madrid four points behind leaders Barcelona, who beat Real Betis 5-3 with a Ferran Torres hat-trick and a central role for Lamine Yamal.
- Xabi Alonso said the team were angry, questioned the refereeing decisions, and urged a response with Manchester City visiting in the Champions League on Wednesday.