SAN SEBASTIáN. Celta de Vigo managed to clinch a draw against Real Sociedad with a late goal from R. Le scored in the (90′) after Real Sociedad got a lead with a goal from M. Oyarzabal (4′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias assisted by Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Alfonso Vicente Moral. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 55% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Celta de Vigo to win the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Celta de Vigo shot 18 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Martín Zubimendi, Alexander Sörloth and Ander Barrenetxea). On the other side, Celta de Vigo received 4 yellow cards (Carles Pérez, Unai Núñez, Renato Tapia and Haris Seferovic).

Also, Celta de Vigo didn’t end the match with 11 players after Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).

Standings

After playing this match, Real Sociedad will have 43 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo will have 24 points like Espanyol and Real Valladolid to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away with Valencia on the 25th of February with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (8 draws).

Celta de Vigo will host Real Valladolid on the 26th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (6 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.5), Ander Barrenetxea (6.1), Igor Zubeldia (6.7), Robin Le Normand (6.8), Diego Rico (7.4), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Takefusa Kubo (7.4), Brais Méndez (6.1), Asier Illarramendi (6.5), Alexander Sørloth (7.0) and Mikel Oyarzabal (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Urko González, Álex Sola, Carlos Fernández, Ander Martín, Mikel Merino (6.9), Unai Marrero, Robert Navarro, Ander Guevara, Pablo Marín, Aihen Muñoz, Beñat Turrientes and Andoni Zubiaurre.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Jiri Malik for Mikel Merino (63′), Takefusa Kubo for Pablo Marín Tejada (83′), Brais Méndez for Robert Navarro (83′), Alexander Sörloth for Carlos Fernández (88′) and Ander Barrenetxea for Alex Sola (88′).

Best player: Álex Remiro​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was the goalkeeper: Álex Remiro. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Iván Villar (6.9), Óscar Mingueza (6.7), Joseph Aidoo (6.8), Unai Núñez (6.6), Javi Galán (7.8), Carles Pérez (6.2), Gabriel Veiga (7.8), Fran Beltrán (7.0), Luca De La Torre (7.0), Iago Aspas (6.5) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (7.0).

They had on the bench: Franco Cervi, Kevin Vázquez, Gonçalo Paciência, Renato Tapia (5.1), Óscar Rodríguez (6.2), Coke Carrillo, Diego Alves, Hugo Mallo, Williot Swedberg, Augusto Solari, Haris Seferović (6.2) and Carlos Domínguez.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: J. Strand Larsen for Haris Seferović (46′), Fran Beltrán for Renato Tapia (68′), Luca de la Torre for Óscar Rodríguez (68′) and Carles Pérez for Franco Cervi (83′).

Best player: Javi Galán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Javi Galán.

His rating is (7.8) with 44 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Real Betis – Real Valladolid – 2-1
• Mallorca – Villarreal – 4-2
• Osasuna – Real Madrid – 0-2
• Real Sociedad – Celta de Vigo – 1-1