Celta turned the match around against Valencia with a 3-1

This Friday, the Celestes took all three points after a resounding 3-1 victory over the Ches on matchday 2 of Spain – LALIGA 2024 – 2025. At minute 13 of the first half, Diego López found a header to open Valencia’s scoring. However, Celta took control of the match and, after a spectacular play by Óscar Mingueza, managed to tie the game (22′ 1T). Not satisfied with them, they were able to establish an advantage when Iago Aspas connected the ball to score a goal from a play at 27 minutes of the first half. Finally, Fran Beltrán led the team of Claudio Giráldez to celebrate the well-deserved victory, through a shot (14′ 2T).

Celta striker Iago Aspas squandered a chance to extend their lead after missing a penalty in the 49th minute of the first half.

The star of the match was Carlos Dominguez. The Celta defender was important in clearing 7 balls and clearing 6 balls out of the danger area.

Óscar Mingueza also played a good game. The Celta midfielder scored 1 goal and made 19 correct passes.

At 70 minutes into the second half, striker Iago Aspas got the crowd going with a nutmeg on André Almeida.

Celta coach Claudio Giráldez lined up his starting eleven in a 3-4-3 formation with Iván Villar in goal; Javier Rodríguez, Jaílson and Carlos Dominguez in the defensive line; Hugo Álvarez, Fran Beltrán, Damián Rodríguez and Óscar Mingueza in the middle; and Iago Aspas, Anastasios Douvikas and Williot Swedberg in attack.

For their part, Rubén Baraja’s chosen players took to the field with a 4-5-1 formation with Giorgi Mamardashvili between the posts; Thierry Correia, Cristhian Mosquera, Yarek Gasiorowski and Jesús Vázquez in defence; Pepelu, Javi Guerra, Rafael Mir, André Almeida and Diego López in midfield; and Hugo Duro up front.

The referee chosen to officiate the match at the Balaídos Stadium was José Munuera Montero.

For the next match, the Celestes will play away against Villarreal, while the Ches will visit Athletic Bilbao.

With this result, the host team has six points throughout the tournament and is at the top of the table. The visitors, on the other hand, have not yet scored any points and are in twentieth place.

Changes in Celta

• 45′ 2T – They left for and by Sergio Carreira Vilariño
• 64′ 2T – Williot Theo Swedberg came out for Jonathan Bamba
• 65′ 2T – Anastasios Douvikas came out for Borja Iglesias Quintas
• 74′ 2T – Javier Rodriguez Galiano came out for Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt
• 86′ 2T – Iago Aspas Juncal came out for Pablo Duran

Cautions for Celta:

• 24′ 1T Óscar Mingueza (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 33′ 2T Damián Rodríguez (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing) and 42′ 2T Jonathan Bamba (Unsportsmanlike conduct)

Changes in Valencia

• 60′ 2T – Javier Guerra Moreno came out for Luis Jesus Rioja
• 76′ 2T – Thierry Rendall Correia came on for Dimitri Foulquier, Diego Lopez Noguerol for Martin Tejon Fauli and Hugo Duro Perales for Daniel Gomez Alcon
• 83′ 2T – Rafael Mir Vicente came out for Alberto Mari Sánchez

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