At 7 minutes of the second half, Villarreal put an advantage with the goal converted by Nicolas Pépé. Celta sealed equality through Borja Iglesias at 48 minutes of the same stage.
Celta ended with greater possession than his rival (66% about 34%) but did not reach him to keep the triumph.
The best player of the game was Borja Iglesias. Celta’s attacker scored 1 goal and made 9 correct passes.
Nicolas Pépe also stood out at the El Balaídos stadium. The Villarreal attacker scored 1 goal, shot the opposite arc on 2 opportunities and made 8 correct passes.
Celta’s coach Claudio Giráldez proposed a 3-6-1 formation with Ionut Radu in the arc; Javier Rodríguez, Carlos Dominguez and Manu Fernandez on the defensive line; Javi Rueda, Hugo Sotelo, Miguel Román, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas and Bryan Zaragoza in the middle; And Pablo last in the attack.
For its part, Marcelino García Toral’s team went on the court with a 4-4-2 scheme with Luiz Júnior under the three sticks; Álvaro Mouriño, Juan Foyth, Rafa Marín and Sergi Cardona in Defense; Tajon Buchanan, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesaña and Alberto Moleiro in the middle of the court; and Etta Eyong and Nicolas pepé in the lead.
Alejandro Quintero González was the referee who led the match at the El Balaídos stadium.
The next match of the celestial in the championship will be at home against Girona, while the yellow submarine will visit Atlético de Madrid.
With this result, the host of the party reaches 3 points and is located in the fourth place. For its part, the visiting team stays in 7 units and is in second place in the tournament.
Changes in Celta
- 62 ′ 2t – Bryan Zaragoza left by Borja Iglesias and Pablo Duran for Hugo Álvarez
- 69 ′ 2T – Miguel Román left by Ilaix Moriba and Iago Aspas by Williot Swedberg
- 74 ′ 2t – Javier Rodríguez left by Óscar Mingueza
Admonished in Celta:
- 21 ′ 2T Miguel Román (unsportsmanlike behavior)
Changes in Villarreal
- 67 ′ 2t – Alberto Moleiro came out by Thomas Party
- 76 ′ 2t – Eyong left by Tani Oluwaseyi and Pape Gueye by Dani Parejo
- 77 ′ 2t – Tajon Buchanan came out by Ilias Akhomach
- 84 ′ 2t – Nicolas Pépe left by Renato Veiga
Admonished in Villarreal:
- 24 ′ 2t Pape Gueye (unsportsmanlike behavior)