Real Madrid 3-2 Celta Vigo Player Ratings: Mbappe’s Brace and Guler’s Goal Earns Los Blancos the Crucial Three points
Real Madrid hosted Celta Vigo in Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, 4th May, 2025. It was a match full of goals as Celta Vigo scored twice with Rodriguez and Swedberg. On the other hand, Mbappe’s brace and Guler’s goal saw Real get the three points.
The match kicked off, and even though Madrid was playing on their turf, Celta Vigo were moving the ball more freely from the kick-off whistle. In the 7th minute, Iglesias almost scored the first goal with a great pass. Seconds later, a counterattack started, and Real Madrid almost found the net. The game started showing early signs of attacking plays from both sides.
Till the first 15 minutes of the game passed kept flying out from both sides who saw their team in a great position to score, but things did not quite click for the teams. The 3-man defense seemed to be enough for Real Madrid in the early minutes as none of the Los Blancos players had the enthusiasm or the flair to make something happen. Moreover, the 3-man forward stretched out the Madrid defense to create chances.
In the 24th minute, an inviting cross from Lucas Vazquez was taken out by Guaita before it became dangerous. After the 20th minute mark, the game slowed down even more, and no team seemed dangerous going forward as the priority was to see more of the ball.
After the 30th minute mark, it was all about the possession play as Real Madrid moved the ball among themselves to have more possession. Ancelotti’s idea was for his players to settle down in the game to move the ball with more confidence. The 32nd minute of the game finally saw the first goal. It came from Arda Guler, who hit a stunning curve shot from a quick corner play to give his team a 1-0 lead.
The goal certainly helped the Real Madrid squad as they were playing the game with more energy since then. In the 39th minute, a counter-attack from a Courtois save saw Mbappe up on the pitch. The Frenchman launched a shot and wrapped his boot all over it to see the far side of the net. 2-0! Game on! Jude Bellingham was the first player to be booked in the game as the Englishman saw a yellow in the 44th minute after a harsh tackle.
After the 45 minutes, 2 additional minutes were added. However, the score stood 2-0. The second half started, and a stunning pass from Guler found Kylian, who took the ball rather well to give him some space and guided his left-footed shot into the net to make the score 3-0.
Celta made a couple of changes to try and change the course of the game, but it was just not happening for the traveling team. Bellingham almost made it 4-0 in the 57th minute, but his header was just a little too high.
We saw a couple of substitutions from each side after that, but the tempo of the game pretty much shifted to the control of Real Madrid by that point. In the 68th minute, Celta Vigo finally scored one back from a corner. It was Javi Rodriguez who scored the goal from a rumble in Madrid’s box.
A moment of magic from Vini Jr almost made it 4-1, but his shot was rattled onto the side net as he let on fly from his left foot. Right after coming in, Williot Swedberg scored the 2nd goal in the 75th minute to make the score 3-2. Celta almost made it 3-3, but Courtois somehow stopped it from happening.
A controversial decision kept the fans boo the referee for minutes. But the game went on. Iago Aspas was pretty much the nightmare for the Madrid defenders in the last 10 minutes. In the 88th minute, Diaz had the chance to make it 4-2, but his shot was saved by the Celta keeper. After the normal 90 minutes, 5 additional minutes were added. Mbappe found himself in a great position to make it 4-2 and have a hat-trick, but he missed his chance.
Here are the Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo player ratings.
Real Madrid Player Ratings
GK- Thibaut Courtois- 5.5/10
Courtois snuffed out an early danger looming from the corner to save Madrid from conceding an early goal. In the ending minutes, he did all he could to make sure Celta did not equalize.
LB- Fran García- 5/10
Fran had a rather busy first half with his defensive and offensive duties. He maintained a 0.03 xG and 0.01 xA throughout the first half.
CB- Aurélien Tchouaméni- 4.5/10
Tchouameni had a rather silent first half while playing out of his position. Had a decent command of his defense line. He had 100% passing accuracy throughout the first half.
CB- Raul Asencio- 5.5/10
Raul made decisive tackles in the early minutes to deny the travelers any goal. He maintained 97% passing accuracy throughout the first half. He was subbed off in the 66th minute.
RB- Lucas Vazquez- 5/10
The busy right back for Madrid, Vazquez, had the independence to go forward. Seemed dangerous with the ball. However, he lost possession 7 times in the first half.
CM- Federico Valverde- 6/10
The engine of Madrid, Federico, played his role as usual. The center midfielder made sure of composure among the team, even in times when they needed inspiration.
CM- Dani Ceballos- 5.5/10
Ceballos was given more defensive duties today as he was seen being the 5th man in the defense whenever Real needed an extra body. He made tactical challenges without getting booked.
RM- Arda Guler- 6/10
Arda Guler was the first player for Madrid to score a goal and break the deadlock. The Turkish International had a better impact in the game on the contrast to other games. Bagged the assist in the second half on the Mbappe goal.
LM- Jude Bellingham- 6/10
Jude had an average game in the first half as well. The Englishman did not have the ball as much as he wanted to have. The Englishman picked up a yellow card in the 44th minute.
ST- Kylian Mbappe- 6.5/10
For his caliber, Kylian Mbappe had an average game till he scored the goal. What a goal it was! Shot it from a distance, and even though he fell, he made sure the ball saw the back of the net. Scored another goal in the second half with his left foot right after the game resumed in the second half.
ST- Vinicius Junior- 5.5/10
While his team performed well after they picked up the first goal, thanks to Guler, Vinicus’s performance has seen a massive drop, and today was no different.
Sub- Jacobo Ramon- 5/10
Jacobo came onto the game in the 66th minute as things were in control. Ancelotti took off Raul Asensio to make the introduction.
Sub- Luka Modric- 5.5/10
Luka came onto the game in the 74th minute as Ancelotti wanted more control of the game. Ceballos was taken off for a substitution.
Sub- Brahim Diaz- 4/10
Brahim came onto the game in the 83rd minute. Ancelotti wanted to introduce fresh legs while preserving Arda Guler, who scored and made an assist today. Missed his chance to make it 4-2 for his team.
Manager- Carlo Ancelotti- 5.5/10
Ancelotti was the animated manager this evening, which is something rare from the Italian manager. He encouraged his team to wake up after their 3-goal lead turned into a 1-goal lead.
Celta Vigo Player Ratings
GK- Vicente Guaita- 5/10
From the kick-off whistle, Guaita made a lot of saves to keep Celta Vigo in the game and his team the freedom to push forward without worrying about conceding. He tried his best to get a hand on both of the Real Madrid shots, but they were out of his reach.
CB- Yoel Lago- 5.5/10
Yoel, perhaps, was given the duty to mark Mbappe throughout the game. As it turns out, he did that pretty well, especially in the early minutes when he kept the Frenchman at bay. He was shown a yellow card for his challenge on Mbappe in the 61st minute.
CB- Miguel Rodríguez- 5/10
Rodriguez was instrumental in Celta Vigo’s strong defense today. He made all the right and tough challenges that saved Celta Vigo from conceding multiple times.
CB- Marcos Alonso- 5/10
Even though Alonso had the highest experience, he probably had the worst game when you consider the 3-man defense line.
CM- Hugo Sotelo- 5.5/10
Hugo was probably the best midfielder on his team today. He ensured 100% passing accuracy by the end of the first half. He had an xA of 0.29
CM- Fran Beltrán- 4.5/10
Fran maintained 88% passing accuracy throughout the first half. Throughout the half, he maintained a 0.01 xA and lost the ball 4 times. He came off the game with Carreira as the manager wanted to make double changes.
RM- Sergio Carreira- 5/10
Carreira made sure of 57% passing accuracy throughout the first half and maintained 0.03 xA. He won 1 out of his 3 ground duels and lost the ball 14 times. He was subbed off after his team conceded the 3rd goal.
LM- Óscar Mingueza- 4.5/10
Throughout the first half, Oscar maintained 0.26 xA and 0.01 xG. He had 86% passing accuracy in the first half. But he lost the ball 5 times.
ST- Fer López- 4.5/10
In the totality of the first half, Fer Lopez had maintained 0.01 xA and won 2 out of his 7 ground duels. He lost the ball 8 times and was fouled once by the Los Blancos.
ST- Borja Iglesias- 5.5/10
Borja was the forward who seemed to make something happen every time he had the ball. Throughout the first half, he maintained 0.01 xA and 75% passing accuracy. He was subbed off in the 64th minute.
ST- Alfonso González- 5/10
Alfonso did not see much of the ball in the first half. He maintained 57% passing accuracy throughout the first half with just 7 passes.
Sub- Ilaix Moriba- 4.5/10
Ilaix came onto the game in the 2nd half right after his team conceded the 3rd goal. He took Beltran’s place.
Sub- Hugo Alvarez- 4/10
Hugo came along with Ilaix Moriba to try and change the course of the game. He took Carreira’s place.
Sub- Williot Swedberg- 4/10
Williot came onto the game in the 64th minute to try and change the fortune for his team. Iglesias was the player who was taken off. Kept his composure while scoring the 2nd goal for his team.
Sub- Iago Aspas- 4.5/10
Iago Aspas came onto the game in the 74th minute. The idea was the same: get more goals and possibly get a point from the match. He turned out to be the super sub as he made the utmost contribution towards the 2nd goal for his team.
Manager- Claudio Giráldez González- 6/10
Claudio kept his composure and made the right substitutions, who tried their best to change the course of the game. He seemed to be the calm manager today.
Sportsdunia man of the match is Kylian Mbappe.
When was the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo?
The match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo was on 4th May, 2025.
What was the score of the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo?
The score of the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo was 3-2.
Who was the best player in the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo?
Kylian Mbappe was the best player in the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo.
Who was the worst player in the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Hugo Alvarez was the worst player in the match between Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo.