Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Lineups:
Las Palmas: Alvaro Valles - Mika Marmol, Alex Suarez, Sergi Cardona, Julian Araujo - Enzo Loiodice, Kirian Rodriguez, Pejino, Javi Munoz, Munir El-Haddadi - Sory Kaba
Subs: Aaron Escandell, Alex Gonzales, Eric Curbelo, Alvaro Lemos, Daley Sinkgraven, Saul Coco, Marvin Park, Maximo Perrone, Jonathan Viera, Cristian Herrera, Marc Cardona
Celta: Ivan Villar - Manu Sanchez, Unai Nunez, Carl Starfelt, Joseph Aidoo, Oscar Mingueza - Jonathan Bamba, Fran Beltran, Carlos Dotor - Jorgen Strand Larsen, Anastasios Douvikas
Subs: Agustin Marchesin, Vicente Guaita, Kevin Vazquez, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Dominguez, Renato Tapia, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Carles Perez, Iago Aspas, Franco Cervi, Miguel Rodriguez
Match Events:
14’ - Munir with some moves inside the penalty area, but his shot is weak and Villar has no problem handling it
16’ - Scramble in front of Villar’s net, and the ball almost rolls in from Starfelt’s legs
29’ - Bamba hits Valles from inside the 6 yard box, and the ball bounces to Strand Larsen whose shot bounces off the crossbar.
32’ - Substitution for Las Palmas: Lemos on for Julian Araujo
34’ - Mingueza with a lovely through ball to Strand Larsen who goes past Valles and shoots into the open net. However, after a VAR review, the goal is not given because of Douvikas’s jersey pull on Aidoo
45+5’ - End of half.
48’ - Strand Larsen is through on goal but his shot is poor and goes wide
59’ - Strand Larsen receives a pass from Dotor but goes a little wide and can only hit the post
63’ - Substitution for Las Palmas Marvin Park and Viera on for Sory Kaba and Javi Munoz respectively
67’ - Bamba leads the counter and passes to Douvikas, who beats Valles to take the lead. Las Palmas 0, Celta 1 – link
69’ - Substitution for Celta: Iago Aspas on for Douvikas
74’ - Yellow card for Mika Marmol
74’ - Aspas with a great free kick, but Valles manages to come up with a great save as well
76’ - Substitution for Las Palmas: Perrone and Marc Cardona on for Loiodice and Pejino respectively
83’ - Starfelt’s challenge is poorly timed and kicks Marc Cardona inside the penalty area. Viera steps up to take the penalty, and even though Villar gets a hand on the ball, Las Palmas score. Las Palmas 1, Celta 1 – link
83’ - Yellow card for Starfelt
89’ - Substitution for Celta: Sotelo and Swedberg on for Beltran and Strand Larsen respectively
90+7’ - Viera one-time-passes a cross to Marc Cardona, who controls it with his thigh and bombs the ball into the goal. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1 – link
90+7’ - Yellow card for Marc Cardona
90+9’ - End of game. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Las Palmas | Celta :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.79 | 1.49 xA | 0.95 | 0.80 Possession | 74% | 26% Shots on target | 5 | 3 Shots off target | 4 | 5 Blocked shots | 8 | 4 Corner kicks | 4 | 5 Offsides | 2 | 2 Fouls | 13 | 14 Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 |
Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 |
Girona | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 |
Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 |
Athletic Club | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 |
Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
Valencia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
Osasuna | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
Getafe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
Cadiz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
Las Palmas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
Sevilla | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
Mallorca | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
Alaves | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
Celta Vigo | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
Granada | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 5 |
Almeria | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Las Palmas: at Villarreal, 10.08, 14:00 CEST
Celta Vigo: vs Getafe, 10.08, 18:30 CEST
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Las Palmas will stay in La Liga by winning only 6 matches against the relegation zone teams.