Celta Vigo beat Espanyol 3-1 on Saturday, 18 March 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez. It was played at Stage Front Stadium.
First half: Celta Vigo took the lead at 26' when Gabri Veiga scored, with the assist credited to Carles Pérez, making the score 0-1. Darder received a yellow card for Espanyol at 31'. L. Cabrera received a yellow card for Espanyol at 44'. Celta Vigo extended the lead at 45' when Iago Aspas scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2.
Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Cabrera replacing Javi Puado. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 54', with Vinicius Souza replacing José Gragera. Celta Vigo made their 1st substitution at 59', with H. Seferović replacing J. Strand Larsen. Javi Galán received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 62'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Denis Suárez replacing Nico Melamed. Celta Vigo made their 2nd substitution at 69', with L. de la Torre replacing R. Tapia. Celta Vigo made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Gabri Veiga replacing F. Cervi. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 72', with Sergi Gómez replacing Edu Expósito. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 72', with Rubén Sánchez replacing Aleix Vidal. Celta Vigo extended the lead at 82' when Carles Pérez scored, with the assist credited to F. Cervi, making the score 0-3. Espanyol reduced the deficit at 86' when José Gragera scored, making the score 1-3. Celta Vigo made their 4th substitution at 88', with Carles Pérez replacing A. Solari. Celta Vigo made their 5th substitution at 88', with Iago Aspas replacing Gonçalo Paciência. J. Strand Larsen received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 90'.
Espanyol used 5 substitutions while Celta Vigo used 5 substitutions. Espanyol got 2 yellow cards, while Celta Vigo got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (11-8).
- Espanyol controlled possession (56%).
