Real Madrid suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo in the fifteenth round of the Spanish League, in the match held at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid`s points tally remained at 36, temporarily in second place, four points behind Barcelona, while Celta Vigo raised their total to 19 points, sitting in tenth place.

Real Madrid received an early blow in the 24th minute after Militao was injured, and the team did not deliver the expected performance during the first half amid disciplined defense from Celta Vigo.

In the 54th minute, Celta Vigo scored the opening goal through Filip Sveinberg, taking advantage of a cross from Zaragoza, which Filip skillfully converted past goalkeeper Courtois, who failed to deal with it.

Real Madrid`s situation worsened after Fran Garcia was sent off in the 65th minute with a second yellow card, just one minute after receiving the first. The team created scoring opportunities afterward but lacked effectiveness.

In the 90+1 minute, Alvaro Carreras received a red card, and then Celta Vigo managed to score a second goal in the 90+4 minute through Filip Sveinberg, assisted by Iago Aspas.

Data Debrief: Swedberg haunts Madrid once more

Despite building up plenty of momentum with a confident win over Athletic in midweek, Los Blancos turned out a seriously under-par performance, despite registering an expected goals (xG) total of 2.29 from their 23 attempts to Celta`s 1.54 from their seven shots.

The defeat was their first against Celta in 22 meetings (since May 2014) and their first at home to the Galicians in 19 years.

Indeed, Celta had Swedberg`s heroics to thank for their victory. The Swedish international became the first foreign player to score in three or more consecutive LaLiga matches against Madrid since Luis Suarez in October 2018 (also three).

Injury Sidelines Militão Against Celta Vigo

Real Madrid`s Brazilian international star Éder Militão suffered what appears to be a serious injury during his team`s ongoing match against Celta Vigo in the fifteenth round of the Spanish league.

Militão`s injury occurred in the 20th minute after he sprinted at full speed during a play involving a Celta Vigo player who was one-on-one with goalkeeper Courtois, before the Brazilian cleared the ball and then fell injured.

It seems the Brazilian player sustained a thigh muscle injury in his left leg, as he was unable to continue the match and was carried off by the team`s medical staff.

German defender Antonio Rüdiger replaced the Brazilian defender in the 24th minute.