Celta Vigo beat Espanyol 3-1 on Friday, 17 December 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Valentin Pizarro Gomez. It was played at Abanca-Balaídos.
First half: Celta Vigo took an early lead at 3' when Santi Mina scored, with the assist credited to Iago Aspas, making the score 1-0.
Second half: Celta Vigo made their 1st substitution at 46', with Fran Beltrán replacing Denis Suárez. Celta Vigo extended the lead at 47' when Iago Aspas scored, with the assist credited to Denis Suárez, making the score 2-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 58', with Y. Herrera replacing Nico Melamed. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Óscar Melendo replacing Manu Morlanes. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Miguel Llambrich replacing Loren Morón. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 74', with Aleix Vidal replacing Rubén Sánchez. Celta Vigo extended the lead at 82' when Denis Suárez scored, with the assist credited to Hugo Mallo, making the score 3-0. Celta Vigo made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Iago Aspas replacing Nolito. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 86', with Adrià Pedrosa replacing Dídac Vilá Rosselló. Celta Vigo made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Brais Méndez replacing Gabri Veiga. Santi Mina received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 89'. Celta Vigo made their 4th substitution at 89', with Santi Mina replacing Hugo Sotelo. Hugo Mallo received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 90+1'. Dídac Vilá Rosselló received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+1'. Espanyol scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when Loren Morón scored, with the assist credited to Sergi Gómez, making the score 3-1.
Celta Vigo used 4 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Celta Vigo got 2 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Celta Vigo outshot their opponent (12-6).
- Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
- Celta Vigo had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).
