Overview
- Kick-off is 20:00 GMT at the Santiago Bernabéu, with TV coverage on Premier Sports 1 in the UK and ESPN+/ESPN Deportes in the US.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold sustained a thigh injury at Athletic Bilbao and is reportedly out for up to two months, with Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, David Alaba and Dean Huijsen also unavailable.
- With full-backs sidelined, reports indicate Federico Valverde is set for right-back and Raúl Asencio could come into central defense alongside Éder Militão and Álvaro Carreras.
- Kylian Mbappé has 55 goals for Real Madrid in 2025, four short of Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2013 club record of 59, with Xabi Alonso publicly praising his ambition and influence.
- Madrid have won all six LaLiga home games and are unbeaten in 19 meetings against Celta, who sit mid-table after three defeats in their last four but carry a respectable away record; rotation is also a consideration with Manchester City due on December 10 in the Champions League.