Step into no man’s land

A series of Celtic After seven games without a win, the end comes and turns the tables: three without a win. It was not a night for the men from Vigo, uncomfortable from the start and who concentrated their chances of danger in the last leg, when they besieged without success. It was too late against the Mallorca team that took an early lead and played the game they wanted to, thus ending the bad dynamic it brought. The first victory of 2023 for Javier Aguirre’s players arrived in Balaídos.

Alignment

Miguel, the big news in the eleven with three changes

Carlos Carvalhal previously said that Carles Pérez was questioned and that the presence of Miguel Rodríguez, who was not with B on Saturday, was because he could play at the start. It’s said and done. Redondelano was one of the three novelties that the Portuguese introduced in the penalty shootout, which also included Gabri Veiga, after the sanction, and Luca de la Torre; They returned to the substitutes, usual for both pitches, Franco Cervi and Renato Tapia.

Beginning

Celta that was not found

The opening minutes of the game set the tone for what was to be a first half in which Celta never felt comfortable. Mallorca came out with another foray, personality, looking for the opposite goal and warning from the start. Eager to end a streak of defeats that was the opposite of that inflicted by the Whigs, they achieved their goal.

Handicap

Backlog again on the scoreboard and sets

For the third game in a row, Celta found themselves behind in the first half. Amath Ndiaye was the first to be cautioned, but he did not fail in the second one he had. In addition, he returned from the game-fixing, a scourge for the Sky Blues that they seemed to correct, but which has become a burden again in recent days. And if Celta were no longer comfortable in the game, Mallorca’s advantage meant that Javier Aguirre’s players were increasingly comfortable.

sterile control

More than 70% of the property

Celta had more than 70% of the possession in the first half and the game as a whole, but with only one shot at the goal of two rivals, one of which was converted. With the defensive play of Mallorca, the opposite goal seemed like an impossible mission for the men from Vigo.

Changes

Paciência and Carles, the first relays

Carvalhal exhausted the changes with fifteen minutes to go. The team improved with the former, Paciêncio and Carles, but the general tone of the game was the same. That’s when Cervi came in, the unnoticed Larsen and Tapia who shot against the post and stood out.

siege

utter despair

The last twenty minutes was the monologue of Celta, who searched for a goal without luck, hurriedly and unsuccessfully. More with the heart than with the head, in the words of the light blue coach in the press room. Hugo Mallo was already sent off for a double yellow.