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.

Kylian Mbappé gave Real Madrid the early lead against Celta Vigo with a superb strike from distance. No signs of a lingering thigh injury showed for Mbappé when he silenced the Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in the 20th minute.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappé is "not affected at all" by media speculation -- dismissed by the forward's representatives as "totally false" -- linking the player with a rape allegation in Stockholm.