It also means Carlo Ancelotti has recorded 200 La Liga matches (143 wins, 33 draws and 24 losses) in charge of Madrid, and that his team have now gone 42 consecutive games without defeat in the competition, with the all-time record being Barcelona’s 43.

Celta Vigo produced a very good performance against Real Madrid on Saturday, but ultimately, they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Balaidos. Claudio Giraldez was without the talismanic figure of Iago Aspas

Williot Swedberg struck for Celta, but Real ranout 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. Afterwards, Giraldez insisted Celta deserved more from the game.