Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 3': Santi Mina
  • 47': Iago Aspas
  • 82': Denis Suárez
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3 - 1
  • 90'+2': Lorenzo Morón

Aspas 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 Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Espanyol 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Denis Suárez replaces Fran Beltrán.
  • 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.
  • 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Yangel Herrera.
  • 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Miguelón.
  • 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Óscar Melendo.
  • 74': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Aleix Vidal.
  • 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.
  • 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': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Santi Mina.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 9,526

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+60 Barcelona 37 85 6
+38 Real Madrid 37 81 6
+34 Atlético Madrid 37 73 6
+28 Athletic Club 37 70 5
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

CEL 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

ESP 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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