Celta Vigo vs Espanyol, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAspas leads Celta to 3-1 win over Espanyol in Liga
— Back after missing two matches, Iago Aspas scored and played a part in two more goals to lead Celta Vigo to a 3-1 win over Espanyol in the Spanish league on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
- 3': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Espanyol 0. Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas with a through ball.
- 8': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
- 8': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Celta Vigo. Brais Méndez tries a through ball, but Javi Galán is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 14': Offside, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi tries a through ball, but Javi Galán is caught offside.
- 21': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 22': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Puado.
- 24': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Sergi Darder.
- 25': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 25': Miguelón (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
- 28': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
- 29': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo).
- 30': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Mallo with a cross.
- 39': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
- 41': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 44': Attempt saved. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
- 45': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
- 45': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 1, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Denis Suárez replaces Fran Beltrán.
- 46': Offside, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia tries a through ball, but Santi Mina is caught offside.
- 47': Goal! Celta Vigo 2, Espanyol 0. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 49': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
- 52': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Celta Vigo. Santi Mina tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt saved. Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Miguelón.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 58': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 62': Foul by Manu Morlanes (Espanyol).
- 62': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 62': Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santi Mina.
- 63': Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
- 65': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65': Attempt missed. Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 68': Foul by Loren Morón (Espanyol).
- 68': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo).
- 70': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Joseph Aidoo.
- 70': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Iago Aspas.
- 71': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Hugo Mallo.
- 73': Offside, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia tries a through ball, but Hugo Mallo is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 74': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Mina.
- 75': Foul by Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
- 75': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
- 82': Goal! Celta Vigo 3, Espanyol 0. Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Mallo.
- 83': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo).
- 84': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Nolito replaces Iago Aspas.
- 86': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Adrià Pedrosa.
- 87': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Gabriel Veiga replaces Brais Méndez.
- 89': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 89': Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Santi Mina.
- 90': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
- 90': Nolito (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! Celta Vigo 3, Espanyol 1. Loren Morón (Espanyol) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Gómez.
- 90'+4': Offside, Celta Vigo. Matías Dituro tries a through ball, but Nolito is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Loren Morón is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 3, Espanyol 1.
- 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 3, Espanyol 1.
Statistics
 ESP |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 454 |
| 494 | Passes | 543 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 15 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 9,526
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 9,526
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | +46 | 67 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | +33 | 63 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | +21 | 54 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 27 | +18 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Dituro (GK) |
| 4 | Néstor Araujo |
| 15 | Joseph Aidoo |
| 14 | Renato Tapia |
| 17 | Javi Galán |
| 2 | Hugo Mallo |
| 8 | Fran Beltrán |
| 11 | Franco Cervi |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 22 | Santi Mina |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
Espanyol (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 2 | Miguelón |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 25 | Yangel Herrera |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo |
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