Celta rounded off the week with a goalless draw against Betis at Abanca Balaídos. In a match featuring chances for both sides, the Sky Blues took the initiative for much of the game and had opportunities to take the lead, but they came up against Álvaro Valles, who kept them at bay.
After returning from Glasgow with their first Europa League win, Claudio Giráldez’s side took to the Balaídos pitch determined to control the game. Celta found space and created danger, particularly through Hugo González and Pablo Durán, but Valles made several good saves to keep the score level at half-time.
Betis stepped up after the break and began to threaten the Celta penalty area more frequently. The visitors were not content with a draw and looked for a goal through Parrott, while the Vigo side were also keen to claim all three points and tried their luck through Aspas. However, neither side managed to take the lead.
With this draw, Celta add another point to their LaLiga EA Sports tally and turn their attention to their next fixture, their Copa del Rey debut. The Sky Blues will visit Salamanca CF UDS this Wednesday, 28 October, with kick-off at 9:00 pm at the Helmántico stadium.
MATCH DETAILS:
0 – Celta: Radu; Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso; Javi Rueda (Sergio Carreira, 68′), Ilaix Moriba, Aleix Febas (Hugo Burcio, 81′), Javi Galán; Hugo González (Williot Swedberg, 58′), Hugo Álvarez (Ferran Jutglà, 58′) and Pablo Durán (Iago Aspas, 68′).
0 – Real Betis Balompié: Álvaro Valles; Ángel Ortiz, Diego Llorente (Marc Bartra, 68′), Natan, Valentín Gómez; Marc Roca, Dani Ceballos (Álvaro Fidalgo, 75′), Antony (Pablo Fornals, 61′), Isco (Giovani Lo Celso, 68′), Abde Ezzalzouli and Nelson Deossa (Troy Parrott, 61′).
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos (Castile-La Mancha Referees’ Committee). The referee booked Ilaix Moriba (30′) and Sergio Carreira (80′) for Celta, and Diego Llorente (44′) for Betis.
Attendance: Matchday 10 of LaLiga EA Sports, played at Abanca Balaídos in front of 20,007 spectators.
