Real Madrid stays in title race as deflected goal gives late win in Vigo
Real Madrid stayed in the La Liga title race on Friday night thanks to a stroke of luck that earned a 2-1 win away to Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid stayed in the La Liga title race on Friday night thanks to a stroke of luck that earned a 2-1 win away to Celta Vigo.
Table-topper Real Madrid will travel to one of La Liga's most hostile grounds on Saturday to play Osasuna in the El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona.
Young striker Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept track of FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 5-1 home win over Real Betis.
Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo scored to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win away to Alaves, trimming the gap to La Liga leader FC Barcelona to four points.
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have vital away games which could have a big impact on this season's La Liga title race on the eve of the final international break of 2025.
"We are in good mental shape, so we will see how the games go and also in the condition our rivals are," added Setien.
The La Liga giants Barcelona resumed training in May with the Spanish League set to restart on 11 June after an absence of more than three months
Barcelona are slated to resume their bid to defend the Spanish title on 13 June away to Real Mallorca as LaLiga confirmed dates for the first two rounds of fixtures.
The season will return to action on June 11 with a local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis and there will be fixtures for the following seven days.
The season will return to action on June 11 with a local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis and there will be fixtures for the following seven days
