Celta Vigo vs Alaves 2-1

Celta Vigo beat Alaves 2-1 at Municipal de Balaídos after taking control after the break and holding on when the visitors pulled one back late on. Ferran Jutglà opened the scoring on 53 minutes and Javier Rodríguez Galiano added a second on 71, before Hugo Novoa Ramos scored for Alaves on 87 minutes.

The first half ended goalless after one booking for each side. Sebastián Cáceres was booked for Celta Vigo in the 15th minute, while Toni Martínez was cautioned on 45 minutes. Celta Vigo then made two changes at the interval, with Williot Swedberg replaced by Javier Rueda García and Ilaix Moriba making way for Aleix Febas.

Jutglà broke the deadlock on 53 minutes, finishing from a Javier Rodríguez Galiano assist to make it 1-0. Alaves responded with three changes on 62 minutes, but Celta Vigo restored control on 71 minutes when Javier Rodríguez Galiano scored from Iago Aspas, who had come on in the 70th minute. Alaves reduced the deficit on 87 minutes through Hugo Novoa Ramos, with Mariano Díaz providing the assist and both players having come on in the 62nd minute, but Celta Vigo saw out the closing stages after making two more changes on 70 minutes and another on 77 minutes.

The numbers pointed to an away side that carried more of the ball and created more, even in defeat. Alaves had 52% possession, 488 passes to Celta Vigo's 464, 20 shots to 6, 9 on target to 3, and 5 corners to none. Expected goals finished at 1.05 to 0.91, while Celta Vigo made more saves, 8 to 1, and the hosts committed 14 fouls to Alaves' 17.

There was one booking for each side. Sebastián Cáceres was cautioned on 15 minutes for Celta Vigo, and Toni Martínez was booked on 45 minutes for Alaves. There were no red cards.