Celta secured a great victory at the Santiago Bernabéu, winning 0-2 thanks to a brace from Williot Swedberg. Claudio Giráldez’s team showed personality from the start and managed every moment of the match to secure three points that boost the squad’s confidence and add a historic record for the club.
From the very first minute, Celta was determined to compete on equal terms. The team displayed grit, coordinated pressing, and clear play in the opponent’s half. The chances were constant, and control of the game allowed the Celestes to impose their rhythm in an always demanding stadium. Despite this, the first half ended goalless; the final touch lacked precision, although the signs already pointed to a solid and fully engaged Celta.
The start of the second half was somewhat irregular, but the team quickly regained stability and found the reward they had been seeking for almost an hour. In a quick, well-executed action, Williot Swedberg, almost freshly on the field, finished the play with a brilliant backheel that silenced the Bernabéu and put Celta ahead (0-1). Real Madrid responded with pressure and forced the Galicians to resist at several points, but the team managed to stay calm. Fran García’s red card eased the Celestes’ task, and in the final stretch, with Madrid reduced to nine players after Álvaro Carrera’s sending off, the decisive blow arrived. In the 94th minute, Swedberg scored again to seal a highly important 0-2 victory.
The win is valuable not only because of the venue and the opponent but also because of the record it brings. For the first time in its history, Celta has won four consecutive away games in LaLiga, their best streak on the road. With this momentum, the Celestes now turn their focus to their UEFA Europa League clash against Bologna, before returning to LaLiga to host Athletic Club at Abanca Balaídos in their final home match of the year. It’s an opportunity to close 2025 on a high note and continue growing.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
0 – Real Madrid: Courtois; Raúl Asencio, Militao (Rüdiger, m.21), Carreras, Fran García; Tchouaméni, Fede Valverde, Arda Güler (Gonzalo, m.74), Bellingham; Vinícius and Mbappé.
2 – Celta: Radu; Mingueza (Javi Rueda, m.71), Javi Rodríguez, Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Carreira; Miguel Román (Fran Beltrán, m.84), Moriba, Pablo Durán (Williot Swedberg, m.46), Bryan Zaragoza (Ferrán Jutglà, m.71); and Borja Iglesias (Iago Aspas, m.87).
Goals: 0-1, m.54: Williot. 0-2, m.93: Williot.
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González (Andalusian Committee). He booked Jude Bellingham (62′), Valverde (92′), and Rodrygo (92′), and sent off Fran García (63′ and 64′) and Álvaro Carreras (91′, both) for Real Madrid. For Celta, he showed a yellow card to Ilaix Moriba (83′).
Incidents: Match corresponding to Matchday 15 of LALIGA EA SPORTS, played at the Bernabéu in front of 74,511 spectators. Before the start of the game, a minute of silence was observed in memory of former player and coach Xabier Azkargorta and journalist Alfonso Ussía.
