Celta de Vigo beats Real Sociedad in Laliga and secures a place in the Europa League
A solitary goal from Alfon could give Giraldez’s team a pass to a continental tournament in the next round, while Real, who deserved more, are left with almost no options.
Celta de Vigo beat Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena thanks to a solitary goal from Alfon, which almost meant Claudio Giraldez’s team qualified for a European tournament , leaving the txuriurdin team with almost no options and deserved a draw.
Celta could have taken the lead less than three minutes later when Borja Iglesias was left alone in front of Remiro after Zubeldia had denied the offside trap, but the striker crossed his shot too far and failed to score. After what happened at the Metropolitano, with three goals conceded in 11 minutes, the afternoon was not looking good at the Reale Arena, although Real reacted well to that first scare and began to control the game and unsettle Guaita, with three corners, another couple of good crosses and a cross from Kubo just past the Valencian goalkeeper.
Giraldez’s men seemed to react, but Oyarzabal headed over another corner and on another Aritz called for a hold that neither García Verduda nor the VAR considered. Just when it seemed that the break would go in goalless, in a good counterattack Borja Iglesias laid Alfon in front of Remiro , who saved the first shot, but was unable to do anything with the second, which made it 0-1 .
The only thing missing for the txuriurdin was the goal
Real Sociedad returned from the locker room well, but Guaita was quick to get ahead of Zubimendi when the San Sebastian native was about to shoot at goal, and Sergio Gómez narrowly missed out on the Olympic goal. Carreira was too impulsive in another Celta counterattack and Fer López’s shot went over the bar after a great play with Alfon, with Guaita struggling to block a right-footed shot from Pablo Marín .
It was another reaction from the home side, as Oyarzabal headed against the bar shortly after and a Vigo defender blocked Zubimendi’s subsequent shot off the line. Marín tried again and again, but Guaita showed off with a good save , claiming one from Fran Beltrán inside the area that was not called, with Zubimendi shooting wide for the last chance of a match that Celta ultimately won
