MADRID, 29 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
RC Celta and Real Valladolid staged a good escape from the relegation zone this Sunday on matchday 19 of LaLiga Santander, with the victory over Athletic Club (1-0) and Valencia (1-0), thanks to goals from Iago Aspas and Cyle Larin.
The team from Vigo changed its face just in time in the second half, again thanks to Larsen coming off the bench. The Norwegian striker generated spaces and other types of doubts for the Basque defense, changing the visiting dominance at the start.
Ernesto Valverde’s men, with their joy of being in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey but also with the wear and tear and changes, sent Balaídos and had a ball to Berenguer’s post. Celta, who saw a goal by Carles Pérez disallowed by VAR in minute one, arrived better at half-time and held the line.
However, Berenguer hit the wood again, although the locals generated football and arrival more easily. Just with the visiting changes, Celta found the good one in the unchecking of Aspas against Vivian, lethal that of Moaña with the 1-0. Athletic did not have gasoline to look for the first victory after the break, in the first league game in six years without Iñaki Williams, and the locals did not give the option with an attacking attitude.
The Basques are still lacking results to aspire to the European zone while Carlos Carvalhal’s men add the second victory in 12 games. A baggage to improve a lot, even if they save the closing of the first round out of relegation, to avoid another season as soon as possible fighting not to go down to Second.
Meanwhile, at José Zorrilla they also celebrated three golden points in the 90th minute to get out of the relegation places at the expense of a Valencia in crisis. The match from below in the morning session was open, with good chances for both, and it was decided by the recently signed Cyle Larin for Pucela, with 14 minutes on the pitch.
The Canadian international acrobatically finished off a cross from Darwin Machís, another winter signing who landed on his feet, at the last minute. Nothing could be done by a Mamardashvili who had left a handful of merit saves, especially in the second half.
The first was more from Valencia, with the obligatory attitude after the null appearance in the Cup. After the elimination in Mestalla and Gattuso’s confessed concern, the ‘che’ team flew over the goal with Yunus and Cavani, and several headers without good destiny or that they ran into Masip. Gonzalo Plata and Óscar Pano were the local replica in a second half that began to weigh on the rival.
Valencia asked for the time and on the horn came a harsh sentence, which puts the Italian coach on the air and leaves them with the same 20 points, one from relegation, as Espanyol, Celta and Valladolid himself. Pacheta’s men won like this six days later and found their mental reinforcement.
