The first half of the match brought many duels, but few scoring chances. The club icon of the home team, Iago Aspas, came closest to scoring, but Oblak was able to poke the shot to the bottom left corner. After the turn, the “mattresses” played a subordinate role, and Celta persistently besieged the goal. The Slovenian goalkeeper of the capital city also saved a big one at the beginning of the half, then in the 74th minute he neutralized Iglesias’ close attempt with a tremendous feat. Six minutes later, the Atlético fans roared, this time Guaita fished out Riquelme’s clever shot from the bottom right.
The end game of the match brought spectacular scenes. Through Alfon and Javi Rodríguez, the Vigo team missed more chances, and this took its revenge in the last minute. He came Julian Alvarezwho, in addition to assisting the faltering domestic defenders, sent Griezmann’s pass into the net, winning the game for Atlético. 0–1
SPANISH LA LIGA
ROUND 7
Celta Vigo–Atlético Madrid 0–1 (J. Álvarez 90.)
Earlier
Espanyol–Villarreal 1–2 (Races 45+1., ill. Ayoze Perez 45+6., 63.)
Las Palmas–Real Betis 1–1 (Miller 9., ill. Lo Celso 45+3.)
They played on Wednesday
Girona–Rayo Vallecano 0–0
Barcelona–Getafe 1–0 (Lewandowski 19.)
They played on Tuesday
Mallorca–Real Sociedad 1–0 (from Prats 36 – 11)
Leganés–Athletic Bilbao 0–2 (Vivian 65., I. Williams 75.)
Sevilla–Valladolid 2–1 (D. Torres 45. – own goal, Ejuke 85., or K. Pérez 56.)
Exhibited: Marcao (90+1., Sevilla)
Valencia–Osasuna 0–0
Real Madrid–Alavés 3–2 (L. Vazquez 1., K. Mbappe 40., Rodrigo 48., ill. Protesoni 85., Kike Garcia 87.)
POSITION OF LA LIGAMGyDVL–KGkP 1. FC Barcelona77––23–5+1821 2. Real Madrid752–16–5+1117 3. Atlético Madrid743–11–3+815 4. Villarreal742114–14014 5. Athletic Bilbao741211–7+413 6. Mallorca73226–5+111 7. Health73228–11–311 8. Alaves731311–10+110 9. Rayo Vallecano72328–7+1910. Betis72327–70911. Celta Vigo73–413–14–1912. Girona72238–10–2813. Sevilla72237–9–2814. Espanyol72147–11–4715. Leganes71334–8–4616. Royal Society71243–7–4517. Valencia71245–10–5518. Valladolid71243–14–11519. Getafe7–433–6–3420. The Palms7–348–13–53
