On 20 May, one of the matches of the 35th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo met.
Spain Championship, round 35
Athletic (Bilbao) - Celta (Vigo) - 2-1 (1-0)
Goals: Williams (5), Berenguer (54) - Jorgen Strand Larsen (50).
Warnings: A. Paredes (34), Nico Williams (39), L. de la Torre (65), Dani Garcia (82), Raul Garcia (90+1)
Athletic vs Celta match review:
Club Athletic hosted Celta Vigo in a thrilling La Liga encounter at the San Mámez Barrià stadium. As the two teams compete against each other, the match was filled with drama and excitement from start to finish. In the first half, Athletic took the lead in the 5th minute thanks to a superb goal from Iker Williams, who took advantage of an error by the Celta Vigo defence. The visitors made a substitution in the 24th minute, with F. Beltran replacing L. de la Torre. As the match progressed, tension built up and yellow cards were shown to Athletic's A. Paredes and N. Williams for an untimely attack on a Celta Vigo player. The first half ended with the home side leading by one goal. The second half began with two substitutions for Celta Vigo as they looked to equalise. Their efforts paid off after just five minutes from the start of the second half when J. Larsen scored the decisive goal for the visitors. However, a few minutes later, Athletic regained the lead with a stunning goal from A. Berenguer.
Athletic made their first substitution in the 59th minute: A. Herrera replaced N. Williams. Celta Vigo made their fourth substitution in the 61st minute, replacing J. Larsen was replaced by H. Seferovic. The match continued with high intensity, with both sides fighting for the lead. In the 65th minute, L. de la Torre of Celta Vigo received a yellow card for a careless challenge. In the 75th minute, the home side made a substitution: A. Herrera was replaced by M. Vesga. Celta Vigo made one last substitution in the 77th minute: G. Veiga was replaced by G. Paciencia. In the 82nd minute, Athletic's D. Garcia also received a yellow card for a dangerous attack. Soon after, Athletic Club made two substitutions: O. Zarraga and R. Garcia replaced D. Garcia and I. Muniain respectively. The match continued, with both teams striving forward in search of a goal. However, time ran out for Celta Vigo, who failed to equalise and the match ended 2-1 in favour of Atlético. The home side's victory was deserved, with the players showing great teamwork and determination throughout the match.
In the next round, the opponents will face Osasuna - Athletic and Celta - Girona.
Athletic v Celta match statistics:
Athletic | Celta | |
---|---|---|
3 | Shots on goal | 3 |
10 | Shots | 8 |
3 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 3 |
1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
17 | Offences | 12 |
8 | Corner | 5 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
48% | Possession of the ball | 52% |
4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
433 | Total assists | 465 |
347 | Accurate passes | 375 |
80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |