Radu writes history for Celta at the “Bernabeu”! » Romanians, uncomfortable for Real this season
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, December 08, 2025, 12:46 / Updated Monday, December 08, 2025 12:55
Ionuț Radu is the second goalkeeper in the history of Celta Vigo to escape without conceding a goal in a duel with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu (2-0).
The goalkeeper of the Romanian national team defended without mistake at the Santiago Bernabeu, on Sunday evening, in an extremely tense match. The daily “Voz de Galicia” gave him an 8 and wrote that “he had key parades. He gave his best version on a grand stage“.
And “Faro de Vigo”, who rated him 7, praised him for “a prodigious save on a Vinicius shot” and for “providing safety on all subsequent shots”.
Ionuț Radu, the second goalkeeper in Celta's history to keep his goal intact at the “Bernabeu”
Voz de Galicia, on the other hand, also noted the fact that Radu is the second goalkeeper in Celta's history to escape without conceding a goal at the “Bernabeu”, in front of Real Madrid.
The first time it happened was in 1977when Argentina's Carlos Fenoy helped Celta leave Madrid with a 0-0 draw. This time, the team from Vigo scored a victory, 2-0, the first against Real in Madrid, after 19 years of waiting.
Ionuț Radu and Andrei Rațiu are the only ones to have escaped without conceding a goal this season at the “Santiago Bernabeu”
In other news, Radu is the second “tricolor” who this season comes out well from a duel with Real Madrid and with Vinicius jr. Before him, Andrei Rațiu had succeeded, who drew 0-0 with Rayo, on “Santiago Bernbabeu”. He had a successful game against Vini, who had no boost in his area.
The matches with Rayo (0-0) and Celta Vigo (0-2) are the only ones in this championship (15 rounds passed) in which Real failed to score! Xabi Alonso's team is in crisis, with only 2 wins in the last 7 matches, and in the middle of the week, more precisely on Wednesday, the “shock” with Manchester City, in the Champions League, follows.
