Celta de Vigo conquers Athletic Club 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Celta de Vigo prevails over Athletic Club with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Aspas (11') and a goal from F. Beltran (37').

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Celta de Vigo conquers Athletic Club 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Celta de Vigo overcomes Athletic Club with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Aspas (11′) and a goal from F. Beltran (37′).

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who had the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Roberto Alonso Fernández. The 4th official was Alberto Fuente Martín. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Athletic Club

0 - 2

Team 1

Celta de Vigo

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 10 Total 6
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 114
  • 52 Dangerous attack 39
  • 78 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Celta de Vigo found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Athletic Club shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards (A. Petxa and I. Muniain). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (K. Vazquez and R. Tapia).

Match Timeline

11'
Iago Aspas (goal)B. Mendez
37'
Fran Beltrán(goal)D. Suarez
41'
Nico Williams- sub ->O. Sancet
46'
Asier Villalibre- sub ->I. Williams
46'
46'
51'
Kevin Vázquez- Yellow
Iker Muniain - Yellow
62'
Raúl García- sub ->I. Muniain
68'
72'
72'
72'
73'
Renato Tapia - sub ->F. Cervi
88'
90'
Carlos Domínguez- sub ->J. Aidoo
90'
Renato Tapia - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this contest, Athletic Club will stay with 45 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will have 39 points like Espanyol to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Granada on the 26th of November with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (4 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
6.2
D
Yuri Berchiche  17.Spain
6.5
D
Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain
6.7
D
Dani Vivian 12.Spain
6.8
D
Álex Petxa 2.Spain
6.1
41'
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.7
46'
M
Unai Vencedor 16.Spain
7.1
M
Iker Muniain  10.Spain
7.0
68' 62'
M
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
7.0
F
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
D
Unai Núñez 3.Spain
D
Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain
D
Ander Capa 21.Spain
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
M
Dani García 14.Spain
M
Oier Zarraga 19.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
6.9
68'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain
6.6
46'
F
Nico Serrano 33.Spain
6.8
72'
F
Nico Williams 30.Spain
6.2
46'

Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: .

Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of N. Serrano (injured).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: O. Sancet for N. Williams (46′), I. Williams for A. Villalibre (46′), M. Vesga for O. Zarraga (46′), I. Muniain for R. Garcia (68′) and A. Villalibre for N. Serrano (72′).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Matías Dituro 1.Argentina
7.4
D
Néstor Araújo 4.Mexico
6.8
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
7.4
72' 51'
D
Joseph Aidoo  15.Ghana
7.1
90'
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
7.5
M
Denis Suárez  6.Spain
7.0
88'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
7.3
73'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.4
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
7.6
Goals37'
F
Iago Aspas  10.Spain
7.4
Goals11'
F
Santi Mina 22.Spain
6.5
72'
Substitutes
G
Coke Carrillo 37.Spain
G
Rubén Blanco 13.Spain
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
6.2
72'
D
Carlos Domínguez 28.Spain
90'
D
José Fontán 19.Spain
M
Orbelín Pineda 18.Mexico
M
Renato Tapia  14.Peru
6.2
73' 90'
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
88'
F
Thiago Galhardo 7.Brazil
F
Nolito 9.Spain
6.6
72'

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: .

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: S. Mina for Nolito (72′), K. Vazquez for J. Murillo (72′), F. Cervi for R. Tapia (73′), D. Suarez for A. Solari (88′) and J. Aidoo for C. Dominguez (90′).

Results of the day

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