VALENCIA. Celta de Vigo prevails over Levante with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Aspas (66′) and a goal from B. Mendez (85′).
R. Marti missed 1 penalty (72′) for Levante.
The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 11,989 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was José Luis Guzmán Mansilla. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Levante started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the other side, Celta de Vigo adopted a 4-1-3-2 formation.
Levante – Formation
Levante
73'
59'
The manager Francisco José López Fernández decided to play with the following team: Dani Cárdenas , Róber Pier , Shkodran Mustafi , Rúben Vezo , Jorge Miramón , Pepelu , Nemanja Radoja , Pablo Martínez , Enric Franquesa , José Luis Morales and Roger Martí .
The home team had on the bench: Dani Gómez , Jorge de Frutos , Álejandro Cantero , Carlos Clerc, Nikola Vukčević , Alex Blesa, Sergio Postigo, Aitor Fernández, Coke, Óscar Duarte, Son and Gonzalo Melero .
Best player: Pablo Martínez
The player that probably impressed the most for Levante was Pablo Martínez.
His rating is with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
85'
On the opposite side, Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro , Hugo Mallo , Néstor Araujo , Jeison Murillo , Javi Galán , Renato Tapia , Brais Méndez , Fran Beltran , Franco Cervi , Santi Mina and Iago Aspas .
They had on the bench: Augusto Solari, Denis Suárez , Kevin Vazquez, Nolito , Thiago Galhardo, Jose Fontán, Miguel Baeza, Rubén Blanco, Okay Yokuşlu and Carlos Dominguez .
Best player: Santi Mina
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Santi Mina even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 5 Total 3
- 1 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 89
- 48 Dangerous attack 35
- 76 Ball safe 87
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Celta de Vigo was in firm control of the ball 55% while Levante was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Levante was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Celta de Vigo was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Levante shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Levante received 3 yellow cards (R. Marti, J. Miramon and J. de Frutos). On the other side, Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (R. Tapia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Levante will stay with 4 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will have 4 points like Levante to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Levante will play away with FC Barcelona on the 26th of September with a 21-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (4 draws).
Celta de Vigo will host Granada on the 27th of September with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Rayo Vallecano – 1-2
- Getafe – Atlético Madrid – 1-2
- Levante – Celta de Vigo – 0-2
