La Liga Roundup: Celta Vigo closer to avoiding relegation
MADRID — Anastasios Douvikas scored the successful objective two minutes after coming off the bench as Celta Vigo moved nearer to securing one other season within the prime tier with a 3-2 win over 10-man Villarreal.
The victory moved Celta eight factors away from the relegation zone with 4 rounds remaining within the Spanish league.
The Vigo membership had parted methods with coach Rafa Benítez earlier this season due to the group’s poor outcomes. Claudio Giráldez has been at Celta’s helm since then.
Douvikas entered the match within the eightieth and scored with a header shortly after to provide Celta its second win in three matches.
Gonçalo Guedes had equalized within the sixty fifth after Iago Aspas and Jorgen Larsen scored first-half targets for Celta. Albert Moreno had put Villarreal forward within the Twelfth.
The guests performed a person down from the seventeenth when Santiago Comesaña was despatched off with a straight pink card after video evaluate.
Villarreal, which was coming off two straight wins, stayed in ninth place, additional away from the European qualification spots.
BETIS WINS
Ayoze Pérez and Pablo Fornals scored a objective every late within the first half as seventh-place Real Betis gained 2-0 at Twelfth-place Osasuna.
It was the third win in 4 matches for Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis because it moved two factors behind sixth-place Real Sociedad, which holds the ultimate European qualification place.
It was the fourth straight loss for Osasuna, and sixth in seven matches.
VALENCIA LOSES
Eighth-place Valencia missed yet one more probability to maneuver nearer to the European qualification locations with a 1-0 residence loss in opposition to Alaves.
It was the third consecutive loss by Valencia. Alaves, sitting in eleventh place, has gained three in row.
Real Madrid clinched the league title after a 3-0 win over Cadiz on Saturday. Girona defeated Girona 4-2 at residence to take over second place.
OTHER GAMES
Sevilla beat second-to-last Granada 3-0, leaving its rival nearer to relegation.
Rayo Vallecano additionally wasn’t secure after dropping 1-0 to Almeria at residence. Rayo has gained solely two of its final 15 matches.
