Malaga – Celta Vigo 2–1

	1H	2H	T
M	1	1	2
CEL	0	1	1

Match report

Malaga beat Celta Vigo 2–1 at Malaga Stadium in La Liga. Lindqvist opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Malaga have 3 wins in their last 5, while Celta Vigo have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Rossi

34'

⚽Lindqvistassist Lindqvist

36'

2H

47'

⚽H. Burcioassist Marcos Alonso

⚽Hansen

59'

⇄Romano↓ Hansen

64'

⇄Iván Villar↓ Manu Fernández

⇄Pereira↓ Novak

73'

⇄Yoel Lago↓ H. Burcio

Momentum

M

⚽⚽⚽

CEL

Match info

TournamentLa Liga · Spain · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 16, 2026 · 19:00

VenueMalaga Stadium

Attendance35,377 / 36,099 (98%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

ESPN+

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Lopez

7.9

Lineups

M 4-3-37.27Formation7.144-3-3 CEL

17.5Johnson 27.4Weber 37.0Dubois 46.4Vidić 57.0Kovač 67.8Andersen 77.9Lopez 87.7Lindqvist 96.6Rossi 107.7Novak 117.0Hansen

Malaga

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Johnson7.5 2Weber7.4 3Dubois7.0 4Vidić6.4 5Kovač7.0 6Andersen7.8 7Lopez7.9 8Lindqvist7.7 9Rossi6.6 10Novak7.7 11Hansen7.0

Celta Vigo

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

24Carlos Domínguez7.9

8Andrés Antañón6.8

5H. Burcio7.1

12Manu Fernández6.9

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	95:36	+59	94	LWWWW
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	77:35	+42	86	WWWDL
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	72:46	+26	72	WDLWW
4	Atletico Madrid	38	21	6	11	62:44	+18	69	LLWWW
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	59:48	+11	60	WWDDL
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	53:48	+5	54	LWWDL
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	32:38	-6	51	LLWWD
8	Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	41:44	-3	50	DDLLW
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	46:55	-9	49	WDLLW
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	59:61	-2	46	DDLLW
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	43:55	-12	46	WDDLL
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	43:58	-15	45	LLWDL
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46:60	-14	43	DLLWW
14	Alaves	38	11	10	17	44:56	-12	43	LLWDD
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49:57	-8	43	DLLWW
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47:61	-14	42	LWDDL
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	44:50	-6	42	DLLWW
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	47:57	-10	42	LWWDL
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	39:55	-16	41	LWWDD
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	26:60	-34	29	WDLLL