"A draw would have been fair. Both teams went out to win and neither of the two just went out to defend. I liked what my players did and we were facing a good team in Celta Vigo," said Capello.

Capello also had high praise for Robinho, who came on as a second half substitute and secured three points for Real with a winner seven minutes before the end.

"He's back to being a deciding factor (in games)," said Capello, paying tribute to the Brazilian international striker with whom he has often had strained relations.

Robinho also scored in Real's last game, a 2-0 win over struggling Gimnastic Tarragona two weeks ago.

"Robinho had a great game but then all the players played well. I hope we can carry on like this in the following games," added Capello, who has regularly repeated his belief in recent weeks that Real can still win the Spanish title.

They are currently in third place in La Liga, five points behind the league leaders and their bitter rivals Barcelona.

Robinho's late winner left Capello's opposite number Fernando Vazquez to lament, "Football once again is unfair to Celta. We deserved to win or at least draw."

"I'm proud of the players. We showed a lot of courage against Real. We played well and the only worrying thing is that we are not winning at home. This is clearly affecting our mental state," added Vazquez.