Celta de Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 20 August 2022

Result

Celta de Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid

La Liga · Saturday 20 August 2022, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Celta de Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid: match report

Celta de Vigo lost to Real Madrid 1-4 in La Liga on Saturday 20 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-2.

Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Celta de Vigo's goal came from Iago Aspas (23', penalty). Real Madrid scored through Karim Benzema (14', penalty), Luka Modric (42'), Vinicius Junior (56') and Federico Valverde (66').

Discipline: Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards; Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards.

Celta de Vigo went on to finish that season 13th with 43 points, and Real Madrid 2nd with 78.

Celta de Vigo lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Real Madrid in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Luka Modrić of Real Madrid (8.9), ahead of Vinicius Junior (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Celta de Vigo wins, 2 draws and 8 for Real Madrid.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Renato TapiaCelta de Vigo
  • 14'Penalty goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 0-1
  • 23'Penalty goal · Iago AspasCelta de Vigo · 1-1
  • 42'Goal · Luka ModricReal Madrid · 1-2
  • 56'Goal · Vinicius JuniorReal Madrid · 1-3
  • 65'Yellow card · Daniel CarvajalReal Madrid
  • 66'Goal · Federico ValverdeReal Madrid · 1-4
  • 68'Yellow card · David AlabaReal Madrid
  • 85'Yellow card · Hugo MalloCelta de Vigo
  • 87'Missed penalty · Eden HazardReal Madrid

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Celta de Vigo 0, draws 2, Real Madrid 8.

Team news

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Celta de Vigo line-up (4-1-3-2)

Agustín Marchesín, Hugo Mallo, Joseph Aidoo, Unai Núñez, Javi Galán, Renato Tapia, Franco Cervi, Fran Beltrán, Óscar Rodríguez, Iago Aspas, Gonçalo Paciência

Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)

Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Éder Militão, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, Luka Modrić, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior