Celta de Vigo destroys Rayo Vallecano with 2 goals from I. Aspas. HIGHLIGHTS

VIGO. Celta de Vigo was eventually too strong for Rayo Vallecano with the goal of I. Aspas was the star player of the match after he scored in the 51st and 86th minute.

By
John Ross
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Celta de Vigo destroys Rayo Vallecano with 2 goals from I. Aspas. HIGHLIGHTS

VIGO. Celta de Vigo was after all too much to handle for Rayo Vallecano with the goal of I. Aspas was the key player of the match after he scored in the 51st and 86th minute. Iago Aspas (51′), Pathé Ciss (54′ own) and Iago Aspas (86′). Rayo Vallecano lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 14,451 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the support of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was foggy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Celta de Vigo

3 - 0

Team 1

Rayo Vallecano

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 93 Attack 99
  • 31 Dangerous attack 50
  • 89 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rayo Vallecano had a superior ball possession 57% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Celta de Vigo found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (Fran Beltrán and Óscar Rodríguez). On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Santi Comesaña, Iván Balliu and Florian Lejeune).

Match Timeline

Fran Beltrán- Yellow
11'
23'
45'
Iván Balliu- Yellow
Iago Aspas (goal)Javi Galán
51'
54'
Pathé Ciss(own-goal)
Carles Pérez(var)
54'
59'
Óscar Valentín - sub ->Santi Comesaña
59'
Sergio Camello- sub ->Pathé Ciss
67'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Raúl de Tomás
67'
Franco Cervi- sub ->Luca de la Torre
71'
71'
Jørgen Strand Larsen- sub ->Gabri Veiga
72'
75'
83'
José Pozo- sub ->Isi Palazón
84'
Iago Aspas (goal)
86'
87'
90'
Florian Lejeune- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this encounter, Celta de Vigo will have 31 points like Mallorca to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 35 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Espanyol on the 18th of March with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Espanyol (11 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Girona on the 18th of March with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Rayo Vallecano (5 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
7.0
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
7.0
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
7.1
D
Joseph Aidoo  15.Ghana
6.8
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
7.8
M
Luca de la Torre 23.United States
6.9
71'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
6.7
11'
M
Gabri Veiga  24.Spain
7.8
72'
M
Carles Pérez 7.Spain
7.0
84'
F
Iago Aspas  10.Spain
8.5
87' Goals51', 86'
F
H. Seferović 22.Switzerland
6.3
71'
Substitutes
G
Coke Carrillo 31.Spain
G
Diego Alves 25.Brazil
D
Javi Domínguez 39.Spain
D
Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain
M
Óscar Rodríguez 5.Spain
6.6
71' 75'
M
Williot Swedberg  19.Sweden
M
Hugo Sotelo 37.Spain
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
6.2
71'
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
84'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 18.Norway
6.4
72'
F
Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal
87'

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

The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Iván Villar (7.0), Kevin Vázquez (7.0), Joseph Aidoo (6.8), Unai Núñez (7.1), Javi Galán (7.8), Carles Pérez (7.0), Fran Beltrán (6.7), Gabriel Veiga (7.8), Luca De La Torre (6.9), Haris Seferović (6.3) and Iago Aspas (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Rodríguez (6.6), Javi Domínguez, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Coke Carrillo, Franco Cervi (6.1), Augusto Solari, Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.4), Carlos Domínguez, Gonçalo Paciência and Diego Alves.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Haris Seferovic for Óscar Rodríguez (71′), Gabri Veiga for Jörgen Strand Larsen (72′), Luca de la Torre for Franco Cervi (72′), Carles Pérez for Augusto Solari (84′) and Iago Aspas for Gonçalo Paciência (87′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

The most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
6.2
D
Alejandro Catena 5.Spain
6.8
D
Florian Lejeune 19.France
6.7
90'
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.5
67' 45'
D
Fran García 3.Spain
6.9
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.0
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
6.4
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.7
83'
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
6.4
59' 23'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
6.1
59'
F
Raúl de Tomás 25.Spain
6.7
67'
Substitutes
G
Diego López 13.Spain
D
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
D
Mario Hernández 2.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
M
José Pozo 22.Spain
83'
M
Óscar Valentín  23.Spain
6.1
59'
M
Unai López 17.Spain
M
Salvi 14.Spain
6.4
67'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.6
59'
F
Andrés Martín 12.Spain
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
6.2
67'

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (6.2), Ivan Balliu (6.5), Florian Lejeune (6.7), Alejandro Catena (6.8), Fran García (6.9), Ismaila Ciss (6.1), Santi Comesaña (6.4), Isi Palazón (6.7), Óscar Trejo (6.0), Álvaro García (6.4) and Raúl de Tomás (6.7).

They had on the bench: José Pozo, Mario Suárez, Óscar Valentín (6.1), Mario Hernández, Unai López, Sergio Camello (6.6), Abdul Mumin, Diego López, Andrés Martín, Josep Chavarría, Radamel Falcao (6.2) and Salvi (6.4).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Santi Comesaña for Óscar Valentín (59′), Pathé Ciss for Sergio Camello (59′), Raúl de Tomás for Radamel Falcao (67′), Iván Balliu for Salvi (67′) and Isi Palazón for José Ángel Pozo (83′).

Best player: Fran García​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Fran García.

His rating is (6.9) with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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