Highlights and Goals: Athletic Club 0-2 Celta de Vigo in LaLiga

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Final whistle at San Mamés.

Nico Williams (Athletic) gets in a shot on goal but the goalkeeper comes out to prevent Athletic from scoring.

Yellow card for Renato Tapia (Celta).

Celta Substitution

In: Carlos Domínguez

Out: Joseph Aidoo

Iago Aspas (Celta) shot blocked by Yuri (Athletic).

Nico Serrano (Athletic) tries to score for his team with a header but it ends up in the goalkeeper's hands.

Celta Substitution

In: Augusto Solari

Out: Denis Suárez 

The VAR has decided that the ball was cleanly removed and does not call a penalty.

VAR was called for an alleged penalty kick in favor of Berenguer (Athletic).

Nico Serrano (Athletic) gets in a great run but is denied by a Celta rebound.

Galán (Celta) starts a dangerous move that he passes to Brais, who passes to Nolito, who shoots unsuccessfully.

Raúl García (Athletic) commits a foul on Murillo (Celta).

Missed shot by Aidoo (Celta) following a pass from Beltrán.

Changes in Celta

In: Nolito, Jeison Murillo and Renato Tapia.

Out: Santi Mina, Kevin Vázquez and Franco Cervi.

Atlhetic Substitution

In: Raúl García

Off: Iker Muniain

Aidoo (Celta) has a header following a corner but it misses the target.

Yellow card for Muniain (Athletic).

Dituro (Celta) clears an Athletic set piece with his fists.

Kevin Vázquez (Celta) is shown the yellow card for a foul on Muniain (Athletic).

Changes in Athletic

In: Nicholas Williams, Asier Villalibre and Oier Zarraga.

Substituted: Mikel Vesga, Iñaki Williams and Ohan Sancet.

The second half begins in San Mamés.

Total dominance of the visiting team as Athletic has made many mistakes in defense that have already cost them two goals against.

End of the first half with no minutes of added time.

Petxarroman (Athletic) blocked shot.

Corner for Athletic.

Yellow card for Alex Petxarroman (Athletic).

GOOOOOOAL FOR CELTA, the dominance is reflected in the result and Fran Beltrán shoots from distance after a pass from Denis Suárez.
 

Celta's dominance is clear despite Athletic's attempts.

Brais (Celta) had a strong shot at goal but it went wide.

Celta does not allow Athletic to get into their own half.

Sancet (Athletic) follows up a cross following a corner kick.

Handball by Pextarroman (Athletic).

Sancet (Athletic) has a left footed shot that skims the post and goes wide.

Berenguer (Athletic) shot that ends up in the goalkeeper's hands.

GOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR CELTA, Iago Aspas finishes with everything after a pass from Brais Méndez.

Cervi (Celta) fails to finish after a pass from Yeray.

Williams (Athletic) blocked shot.

The match kicks off at San Mamés!

The teams take the field to begin the ceremonial acts.

In five minutes the starting whistle will blow for this match which, if Athletic wins, would leave it with 48 points and if Celta wins, it would leave it with 39 points and move up one place.

It will be a very close match because they are only nine points apart. Due to their positions, Athletic is likely to win.

The designated judge for this match is Alejandro José Hernández.

The teams are already in the dressing rooms to begin warm-up exercises.

Matías Dituro; Javi Galán; Joseph Aidoo; Néstor Araujo; Kevin Vázquez; Fran Beltrán; Franco Emanuel Cervi; Denis Suárez; Brais Méndez; Santi Mina; Iago Aspas. Coach: Eduardo German Coudet.

Unai Simón; Yuri Berchiche; Yeray; Dani Vivian; Alex Petxarroman; Iker Muniain; Unai Vencedor; Mikel Vesga; Álex Berenguer; Iñaki Williams; Oihan Sancet. D. T.: Marcelino.

In 45 minutes the match will start in San Mames. Both teams have already confirmed their line-ups.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for the Athletic vs Celta live match, as well as the latest information from the San Mamés Stadium. Don't miss a single detail of the live match updates and commentary from VAVEL's coverage.

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This is the start time of the game Athletic vs Celta of April 17th 2022 in several countries:

Argentina: 1:30 PM on DirecTV Sports 
Brazil: 1:30 PM on ESPN 4 and Star+ 
Chile: 12:30 PM on DirecTV Sports
Colombia: 11:30 AM on DirecTV Sports
Ecuador: 11:30 AM on DirecTV Sports
USA (ET): 12:30 PM on ESPN
Spain: 6:30 PM on Movistar+
Mexico: 11:30 AM on Blue To Go
Peru: 11:30 AM on DirecTV Sports
Uruguay: 1:30 PM on DirecTV Sports

In the last eight meetings between the two teams, three have been won by Athletic, two by Celta and the other three have ended in draws.

Iago Aspas continues to be Celta's man of the match. The 34-year-old striker has 13 goals and four assists in 30 games.

Iñaki Williams is the team's leading scorer. The 27-year-old Spaniard has seven goals and three assists on the season and has played in all 31 games of the tournament.

Celta are not far behind their opponents. They are four places lower, in 12th place with 36 points, but they have not won since March 6 and have already accumulated three defeats and a draw.

The Bilbao team is in eighth place in the table with 45 points. They are coming from an uneven streak: two draws, two wins and one loss.

This match will be played at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao, Spain. It has been the home of Athletic Club since 1913 when it was still the old San Mamés. It has a capacity of 53,331 spectators.​

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