Celta de Vigo arrives at the Bernabéu with one of their worst streaks against Real Madrid

There was a Madrid-Celta match on December 7, 85-86 (4-0), a Saturday where Real Madrid preferred to advance the match to the afternoon, instead of nine in the evening, which is usual. The Whites needed rest and they took advantage of it. The entire Real Madrid squad was on campaign to overcome a 5-1 defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbath in the UEFA Cup the following Wednesday. These were times when Coach MolownyInstead of calling for a nap, he called for a rout against Celta, to “get into the rhythm”… Six days earlier, Real Madrid had beaten Las Palmas with five goals. From the start there was artificial lighting at the Bernabéu, which was unusual, but the Whites players had marketed their Mexico matches with Televisa to the signature of Hugo Sánchezwith profits close to two million pesetas per televised confrontation, in which the rival took a percentage. It was an afternoon painted like winter, due to the fog, with barely a degree of temperature and a threat of snow. The collection amounted to almost seven million pesetas.

Celta arrived at the Bernabéu last and with a new coach: García Traid (his only season in Vigo in 20 years on the bench; and who was fired on the 28th day, after having chained the worst historical sequence of the club: eight consecutive defeats). He had replaced Felix two days earlier. In programming, Valdano He was sent off as a precaution (youngsters only know Valdano through prose, but what aerial power he had near the goal; it would prove decisive against Borussia). Celta were soon down to ten men when Asturian referee Álvarez Díaz sent off Miguel for a double warning. Madrid took the opportunity to go ahead with a cross to Maceda’s head, which they left for Juanito to score early. In the second half, Santillana replaced Butragueño, who was whistled by a large part of the public, and, in just five minutes, three more goals arrived: Santillana headerand two goals from Hugo Sánchez; Oddly enough, both with their right leg, their bad leg. Sanchís was injured at the end, with a biceps femoris strain, which was a drop in the cold for Wednesday’s expectations against the Germans. He joined Gordillo’s defeat, with a red card in the first leg at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. The evening of the comeback took place with San José and Salguero as starters, and with Juanito, Santillana, Butragueño and Valdano at the attacking position, with the comeback of Real Madrid (4-0) against the Germans Borussia, with a certain Heynckes as coach. Celta finished last in this campaign, very low in the standings. And Real Madrid was proclaimed champion and began one of the most successful stages in its history in the league, with five consecutive victories.

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Real Madrid have 12 home wins in 13 league seasons against Celta

Real Madrid have beaten Celta 47 times out of 59 on their La Liga trips (nearly 80%), with six draws and six defeats. Lots of goals: 178 to 49 (8-3 was the result of Real Madrid-Celta in 1956). More than half of the time (30), Madridistas have managed to keep a clean sheet (in comparison, in 1,539 La Liga matches at home, the visiting team has kept a clean sheet in 648; 42.10%). The locals are now on a series of 12 victories in the last 13 against the Célestes and have always scored against them in the last 32 appearances. From 1951 to 1998, Real Madrid played 27 matches against their rival, beating them in all but one draw (0–0, 1977: the only time Chamartín’s team failed to score a goal at home against the Galicians in the entire history of the League).

Last season, Ancelotti’s men won 3-2, in a match so strange that the home side made no mistake in the second half. There was a chance to make it 4-0 and there was also a chance to make it 3-3, when Giráldez took out Aspas in the final stretch. But, curious: there is no player in the entire history of the League who has faced Real Madrid more times (21) without ever beating them (Aspas). And more information: Courteous He played 15 times against Celta in the league, winning 14 and drawing one. And on the other hand, Fran Beltrán lost all 14 times (all) he faced the white team in the competition.

Di Stéfano is Real Madrid-Celta’s top scorerwith 11 goals (he scored two consecutive hat-tricks in 1957 and 1958). Cristiano Ronaldo scored ten goals, including four in the last match he played (two seasons before his departure). Raúl and Olmedo scored six goals (he himself scored another with Celta when he visited Balaídos). And five Pruden, Olsen and Pahíño (he made two more in light blue). Four goals were scored by Santillana, Bale, Benzema and the visitor Del Pino, and three by the historic Hermida, Celta’s second official top scorer (113) after Iago Aspaswhich almost doubles it (218).