Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid: Primera División – BBC Sport

Luka Modric, 39, became the oldest player to ever play for Real Madrid when his side beat Celta Vigo in La Liga.

The Croatian set up Vinicius Jr.'s winning goal shortly after coming on as a substitute in the second half, helping Real to victory in a difficult game.

Real are now level on points with Barcelona – who play Sevilla at 8pm BST on Sunday – at the top of Spain's top flight, but trail them on goal difference and have played a game more.

They took the lead after just 20 minutes thanks to a wonderful long-range shot from Kylian Mbappe, who fired the ball into the top corner with one touch after a pass from Eduardo Camavinga.

But it was far from a dominant performance from Carlo Ancelotti's men and Celta had many of the best chances. Williot Swedberg should have scored before Mbappe, but missed in a one-on-one with Thibaut Courtois.

Real were shaky defensively and Celta often tested them with counterattacks, while the Madrid club didn't cause much problems for the hosts.

Celta were finally rewarded for their attacking spirit just five minutes after the restart when Swedberg converted the ball into the penalty area after Oscar Mingueza's low shot.

Vinicius thought he had quickly restored Real's lead but had a goal ruled out for offside – just as Borja Iglesias had done for the visitors after Mbappe had scored.

However, the Brazilian managed to put Real back in the lead ten minutes later when he received Modric's well-weighted pass from deep in midfield and turned the ball past Vicente Guaita.

Real are next in action when they play Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday (8pm).