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.
Barcelona had scored the opening goal of the match, thanks to Lionel Messi's 38th-minute penalty kick after Jorge Miramon fouled Nelson Semedo.
Los Blancos have been trying to rope in a world class midfielder in their squad ever since the summer transfer window but have failed in all their attempts to do so.
The Real Madrid management was forced to shift their attention towards other midfield options like Christian Eriksen and Ajax’s Donny Van de Beek in the summer transfer window.
With age catching up on him and a slight dip in his performance, Barca have identified some players who can potentially replace him.
Though both clubs agreed on 18 December (a weekday; Wednesday) for the clash, La Liga have confirmed that they will appeal for a new date.
