Valencia’s alarming slide in La Liga continued with a heavy 4–1 defeat away to Celta Vigo, a result that further underlined the club’s growing crisis. The visitors were outplayed for long spells, conceding four goals and offering only limited resistance in a damaging night on the road.

The situation could worsen even further. Should Girona defeat Mallorca in their upcoming fixture, Valencia would be dragged dangerously close to the relegation zone, firmly placing them among the teams battling to avoid the drop.

2025-26, Spain - La Liga

Celta - Valencia 4:1 (1:0)
Goals: Iglesias, 33 (penalty) (1:0); Iglesias, 59 (2:0); Pepelu, 70 (2:1); El-Abdellaoui, 83 (3:1); Alvarez H., 94 (4:1)

Celta: Radu A.; Mingueza; Aidoo; Carreira; Alonso M.; Rodriguez J. (Fernandez Man., 81); Moriba; Román; Swedberg (Durán, 28; Aspas, 81); Zaragoza Br. (Alvarez H., 67); Iglesias (El-Abdellaoui, 67)
Substitution: Durán (from 28 till 81); Alvarez H. (from 67); El-Abdellaoui (from 67); Fernandez Man. (from 81); Aspas (from 81)
Bench: Villar; Rueda; Beltrán; Jutgla; Sotelo; Lago; Cervi
Yellow Cards: Rodriguez J. 79

Valencia: Agirrezabala; Copete (López D., 81); Diakhaby M.; Correia Th. (Rioja L., 57); Foulquier (Tarrega, 66); Vázquez Je.; Javi Guerra (Danjuma, 66); Almeida D.A.; Pepelu; Beltran L. (Ramazani L., 57); Duro
Substitution: Rioja L. (from 57); Ramazani L. (from 57); Tarrega (from 66); Danjuma (from 66); López D. (from 81)
Bench: Rivero C.; Varilla; Iranzo; Santamaria; Gaya; Raba
Yellow Cards: Duro 53; Ramazani L. 62; Copete 74