PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo - team news, lineups, predictions

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·5 Desember 2025

PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo - team news, lineups, predictions

Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo go head-to-head at Santiago Bernabéu this Sunday in the La Liga.

Real Madrid have picked up 33 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last fixture, the merengues won 0-3 against Athletic Bilbao (La Liga 2025/26).

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Celta de Vigo have won 16 points to date and are placed in 12th position. In their last game, Claudio Giráldez's team drew 1-1 with UE Sant Andreu (Copa del Rey 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Real Madrid winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Raúl Asencio, Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, Álvaro Carreras, Dani Ceballos, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Fede Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé

Celta de Vigo: Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Javier Rueda, Fran Beltrán, Miguel Román, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Borja Iglesias, Bryan Zaragoza

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Real Madrid

Trent Alexander-Arnold - Muscle Injury
Dani Carvajal - Knee Injury
Ferland Mendy - Muscle Injury

Celta de Vigo

Last starting XIs

Real Madrid ( vs Athletic Bilbao 2025-12-03): Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger, Éder Militão, Álvaro Carreras, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Fede Valverde, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

Celta de Vigo ( vs UE Sant Andreu 2025-12-04): Iván Villar, Óscar Mingueza, Carlos Domínguez, Joseph Aidoo, Mihailo Ristic, Hugo Sotelo, Hugo Álvarez, Fran Beltrán, Franco Cervi, Ferrán Jutglà, Williot Swedberg

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MANAGERS

Claudio Giráldez has faced Real Madrid on three occasions, recording only losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Celta de Vigo currently has one loss in the last seven matches.
Away from home, Celta de Vigo is on an 11-match scoring streak.
Away from home, Celta de Vigo is on a two-match winless streak.
Celta de Vigo currently has three losses in the last 13 matches.
Celta de Vigo is on a three-match conceding streak.
Celta de Vigo is on a three-match winless streak.
At home, Real Madrid is on an eight-match scoring streak.
At home, Real Madrid is on an eight-match unbeaten streak.
At home, Real Madrid is on an eight-match winning streak.
Real Madrid currently has one loss in the last 12 matches.
Real Madrid is on a four-match scoring streak.
Real Madrid is on a five-match unbeaten streak.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo have faced each other 136 times, with Real Madrid having an advantage: 81 wins, against 34 wins for Celta de Vigo.
At Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid has an advantage in the duels against Celta de Vigo: 54 wins in 68 matches. Celta de Vigo has seven wins.
In the Spanish League, there have been 118 matches between the two teams, with Real Madrid winning 72, drawing 17, and Celta de Vigo winning 29.