English
Espanyol defeated Celta Vigo in a match played at the Estadio Abanca-Balaídos. The game, corresponding to matchday 31 of La Liga, ended with a 2-0 victory for the visitors. Although Celta dominated possession with 64%, Espanyol showed greater effectiveness in reaching the opponent’s area. R. Fernández Jaén was the hero of the match, scoring a brace, the first in the 28th minute with an assist from J. Puado and the second in the 63rd minute. Celta, on the other hand, generated 16 shots, 6 of them on target, but failed to overcome the Espanyol defense. The match was marked by discipline, with two yellow cards for each team. Celta’s superior number of shots (16 to Espanyol’s 5) did not translate into goals, highlighting Espanyol’s solid defense and Celta’s lack of accuracy. Celta’s dominance in fouls (14 to 10) and corners (13 to 5) was also not enough to change the result. In short, a deserved victory for Espanyol who capitalized on their effectiveness to take all three points from Balaídos.
Substitutions celta vigo: at minute 15 C. Dominguez came in and C. Starfelt went out., at minute 46 I. Moriba came in and H. Sotelo went out., at minute 62 Jailson came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 63 F. Lopez came in and I. Aspas went out., at minute 72 W. Swedberg came in and S. Carreira went out.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 46 A. Kral came in and P. Lozano went out., at minute 64 Jofre came in and A. Roca went out., at minute 75 P. Milla came in and Exposito went out., at minute 83 W. Cheddira came in and J. Puado went out., at minute 83 F. Calero came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celta Vigo
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Espanyol
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