Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Espanyol
  • 86': José Gragera
FT
1 - 3
Celta Vigo
  • 26': Gabri Veiga
  • 45': Iago Aspas (P)
  • 82': Carles Pérez

About

Espanyol are hosting Celta Vigo at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
  • 10': Hand ball by Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo).
  • 12': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
  • 12': Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo).
  • 13': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol).
  • 18': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol).
  • 19': Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabri Veiga with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Foul by Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol).
  • 21': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 26': Goal! Espanyol 0, Celta Vigo 1. Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
  • 31': Offside, Celta Vigo. Gabri Veiga tries a through ball, but Hugo Mallo is caught offside.
  • 31': Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
  • 31': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
  • 37': Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Denis Suárez (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 43': Penalty Celta Vigo. Carles Pérez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Goal! Espanyol 0, Celta Vigo 2. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Celta Vigo 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Celta Vigo 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Leandro Cabrera.
  • 46': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
  • 46': Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
  • 50': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Rubén Sánchez.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hugo Mallo with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo).
  • 52': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javier Puado with a cross.
  • 54': Substitution, Espanyol. José Gragera replaces Vinicius Souza because of an injury.
  • 54': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
  • 54': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Carles Pérez.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Joseph Aidoo.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez.
  • 59': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 60': Foul by José Gragera (Espanyol).
  • 60': Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Unai Núñez (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas with a headed pass.
  • 62': Denis Suárez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
  • 62': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Denis Suárez.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
  • 65': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Javi Galán.
  • 67': Offside, Espanyol. César Montes tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia replaces Luca de la Torre.
  • 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Gabri Veiga.
  • 72': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Sergi Gómez.
  • 72': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Rubén Sánchez.
  • 73': Offside, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi tries a through ball, but Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 73': Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo).
  • 76': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Mallo.
  • 78': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
  • 78': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
  • 80': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Goal! Espanyol 0, Celta Vigo 3. Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
  • 84': Foul by Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo).
  • 84': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
  • 85': Foul by Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo).
  • 85': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Puado.
  • 86': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Hugo Mallo.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. José Gragera (Espanyol) with an attempt from very close range is blocked.
  • 86': Goal! Espanyol 1, Celta Vigo 3. José Gragera (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Iago Aspas.
  • 88': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Carles Pérez.
  • 89': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
  • 90': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo).
  • 90': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Espanyol. Sergi Darder tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo).
  • 90'+3': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Celta Vigo 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 1, Celta Vigo 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
44.1 Possession 55.9
8 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
279 Accurate Passes 365
365 Passes 455
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
5 Crosses 23
0.6 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 69
26 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 11
23 Effective Clearances 2
23 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 26,231

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 13 +28 33
2 Real Madrid 12 +14 27
3 Atlético Madrid 13 +12 26
4 Villarreal 12 +4 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Fernando Pacheco (GK)
24 Sergi Gómez
23 César Montes
4 Leandro Cabrera Yellow Card
2 Óscar Gil
6 Denis Suárez
10 Sergi Darder Yellow Card
12 Vinicius Souza
9 Joselu
17 Martin Braithwaite
27 Rubén Sánchez
Espanyol Substitutes:
Nicolás Melamed, Edu Expósito, Lazo, Fernando Calero, Dani Gómez, Álvaro Fernández, José Gragera, Joan García, Javier Puado, Aleix Vidal.

CEL Celta Vigo (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Iván Villar (GK)
4 Unai Núñez
15 Joseph Aidoo
17 Javi Galán Yellow Card
2 Hugo Mallo
8 Fran Beltrán
24 Gabri Veiga
23 Luca de la Torre
7 Carles Pérez
22 Haris Seferovic
10 Iago Aspas
Celta Vigo Substitutes:
Coke Carrillo, Fernando Medrano Gastanaga, Franco Cervi, Kevin Vázquez, Carlos Domínguez, Augusto Solari, Diego Alves, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Gonçalo Paciência, Renato Tapia.

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