
Celta Vigo vs Girona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAKeeper Gazzaniga shines as Girona reclaim top spot at Celta
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Girona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga after a 1-0 win at Rafa Benitez's Celta Vigo on Sunday, thanks to a Portu strike early in the first half and to their goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who excelled for the unexpected season leaders.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yangel Herrera following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Carlos Domínguez.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Yangel Herrera (Girona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 6': Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo).
- 7': Portu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 12': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sávio with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 12': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 19': Attempt saved. Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu Sánchez.
- 19': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 20': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1. Portu (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 21': Hand ball by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo).
- 24': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
- 25': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk with a through ball.
- 26': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo).
- 26': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 27': Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo).
- 27': Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Aleix García (Girona).
- 29': Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Manu Sánchez (Celta Vigo).
- 29': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza with a cross.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manu Sánchez with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Daley Blind.
- 35': Attempt missed. Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Iago Aspas with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Manu Sánchez.
- 38': Attempt saved. Yangel Herrera (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Portu (Girona).
- 38': Vicente Guaita (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 40': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo).
- 41': Foul by Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo).
- 41': Portu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 42': Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Girona. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Domínguez.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 45'+1': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tasos Douvikas.
- 50': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
- 50': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 50': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Daley Blind (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnau Martínez.
- 53': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 54': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Portu.
- 58': Foul by Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo).
- 58': Portu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Sávio (Girona).
- 60': Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo).
- 61': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo).
- 61': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Daley Blind.
- 63': Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Mihailo Ristic replaces Manu Sánchez.
- 66': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Jaílson replaces Luca de la Torre.
- 68': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Girona).
- 68': Unai Núñez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Girona. Iván Martín replaces Portu.
- 70': Arnau Martínez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo).
- 71': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Jaílson (Celta Vigo).
- 71': Jaílson (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Miguel Rodríguez replaces Renato Tapia because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Carlos Dotor replaces Carl Starfelt.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Yan Couto (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Martín.
- 83': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 84': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yangel Herrera.
- 86': Dangerous play by Artem Dovbyk (Girona).
- 86': Unai Núñez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Sávio.
- 90': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Daley Blind.
- 90': Offside, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 90'+3': Jaílson (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mihailo Ristic (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 0, Girona 1.
Statistics
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CEL![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
5 | Saves | 5 |
60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
15 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
479 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
567 | Passes | 367 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
18 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
56 | Long Balls | 49 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
18 | Tackles | 21 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 20,684
LALIGA Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | +26 | 53 |
2 | Barcelona | 24 | +40 | 51 |
3 | Real Madrid | 24 | +29 | 51 |
4 | Athletic Club | 24 | +16 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Celta Vigo (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
2 | Carl Starfelt |
28 | Carlos Domínguez |
4 | Unai Núñez |
14 | Luca de la Torre |
5 | Renato Tapia |
23 | Manu Sánchez |
3 | Óscar Mingueza |
10 | Iago Aspas |
18 | Jørgen Strand Larsen |
12 | Anastasios Douvikas |
Girona (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
17 | Daley Blind ![]() |
4 | Arnau Martínez |
3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
20 | Yan Couto |
24 | Portu |
14 | Aleix García |
21 | Yangel Herrera |
9 | Artem Dovbyk |
16 | Savinho |
8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
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