2023-12-12 15:11:29
Rayo and Celta settled a battle of minimums. The locals with the ball and with the chances, the people from Vigo were waiting for their turn to go on the counterattack. A tie that does not satisfy the qualifying interests of the people of Vigo.
From the lineups, the game left us surprises. Francis decided line up Raúl de Tomás at the point of attack and Chavarría on the left side (due to the loss of Pacha Espino). The rest of the pieces were the usual ones in the strip team. Benítez also surprised leaving Iago Aspas on the bench. The couple of attack was formed by Larsen and Douvikas. The rest were also the usual ones.
From the opening whistle, Rayo took the initiative of the match. Implementing a high pace, they surpassed the Vigo team and they began to reach the rival goal. First Baillu with an internship that was not fruitful. Then, a goal disallowed for clear offside by Raúl de Tomás. He Celta couldn’t get out of their own fieldbut Douvikas in an individual play I shot from the wing, without an angle, and Dimitrievski had to clear it for a corner. As the minutes passed, Rayo continued to dominate, but the domain was not so overwhelming like the beginning.
Douvikas entering the area (LaLiga)
Those from Vallecas were still looking for the goal. Unai López, with a low center that became poisoned, made Guaita had to give a providential hand. The rebound fell to Isi Palazón, who was not able to connect a good shot. Minutes later, Douvikas again tested the local goalkeeper from afar, but Dimitrievski caught without further complications. Óscar Valentín was the protagonist throughout the match and enjoyed two good opportunities. First he served a corner that went around the small area. Then he centered from the right sector so that Raúl de Tomás finished off and forced Guaita to make a great intervention. Neither team could open the can in the first act.
Upon returning from the locker room, Rayo continued trying to break down the door. Isi Palazón was the first, but Guaita acted again. The locals took possession of the ball and probed the rival area, but without creating any greater danger. Óscar Valentín tried again with a header that crashed into Tapia’s chest. The Celtic I kept waiting for Rayo without taking any major risks. Benítez’s plan was clear and it seemed that they were settling for a tie early on. Álvaro García tried his luck again. Bamba served badly for his teammate and the local attacker stole the ball. Faced with 3 for 2, He wanted to cook it for himself but Starfelt, providentiallyappeared to deny him the shot.
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The local team had the clearest one. Álvaro again, Tomás again and Guaita again. The first took the baseline and put it to the Madrid forward. The finish was placed and down, finding Guaita on the wrong foot. However, the celestial goalkeeper he solved it with a big hand down and it ended up crashing into the wood.
From the benches they tried to change things by introducing new players. Aspas jumped onto the field to wash the face of Benítez’s team so that he could take a little more of the ball. Celta tried with two long shots. Tapia tried it first, his shot went to the bukanero bottom. Then it was Kevin, Dimitrievski stopped well in the first instance, but The ball escaped him and he almost got into trouble.. Rayo tried with a Chilean from Falcao that had ended in a goal after it fell to Álvaro García. The play was invalidated due to a foul by the first and offside by the second.
With this tie, Rayo remains far from the critical positions, in the middle of the table. For the celestials, this result leaves them in relegation positions and in a critical situation. More than three months later without winning, Benítez’s men face a new final next Saturday against Granada in Balaídos.
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