Overview
- Celta won 2-0 at the Bernabéu through a Williot Swedberg brace, leaving Real Madrid four points behind Barcelona in La Liga.
- Madrid finished with nine players after red cards to Fran García and Álvaro Carreras, and Endrick was also dismissed from the bench according to the referee's report.
- Éder Militão exited with a hamstring problem, with Onda Cero reporting a possible three-month absence pending MRI confirmation.
- The defense was already depleted by injuries to Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy and Trent Alexander-Arnold, forcing a makeshift back line.
- El Chiringuito and Cadena Ser reported post-match confrontations in the dressing room and said Xabi Alonso did not enter, while the coach said he is focused on Manchester City and confident he can turn the situation around.