Aspas scored in the 45th minute of the first half. The referee gave one minute of stoppage time and then blew the whistle to end the first half.
During the halftime break, the coaches of both sides did not make any adjustments to the starting personnel. In the second half, Espanyol and Celta still played with the original lineup.
The score returned to the same starting line, but the mentality of both sides was different.
Celta put away its original contempt and showed the same attitude and patience as against the top three in the Western Premier League to fight against the Spaniards.
The Spaniards' mentality was a little impatient. After all, they led for most of the half, but were equalized by Aspas at the last moment of the first half. The Spaniards were a little unconvinced.
Celta's passing and cutting coordination is obviously better than that of Espanyol. They play pass and control patiently and do not pass the threatening ball into the penalty area. It is difficult for Espanyol players to touch the ball.
Seeing his opponent passing the ball around his penalty area, captain Sanchez lost his composure at first. After failing to make consecutive steals, he stretched out his foot and tripped Aspas, who was running without the ball after passing the ball.
The referee gave Sanchez a verbal warning and awarded a free kick.
Nolito took the penalty, and he dropped the free kick into the penalty area, causing chaos in the Spanish penalty area.
In the end, the Spanish center back Roco had quick eyes and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.
The ball was grabbed by a Celta player on the outside and hoisted into the penalty area again.
But now Celta's central defender has moved back, and the Spaniard has an absolute advantage in the penalty area. Fuentes grabbed the landing point under the protection of his teammates, and his header was gently sent back to the front of the penalty area.
Zhao Yang catching the ball.
Celta midfielder Hernandez rushed over and tried to stick to Zhao Yang to prevent Zhao Yang from turning around.
Zhao Yang stopped the ball with his instep, knocked it backwards, and penetrated Hernandez's crotch. Then Zhao Yang turned around and left Hernandez behind.
This crotch-piercing and escape was very exciting and attracted a burst of warm applause from the Spanish fans in the stands.
After getting rid of Hernandez, Zhao Yang quickly moved the ball to the wing and looked for Perez without waiting for his opponents to surround him.
Perez passed to Moreno, and the Spaniard quickly launched a counterattack.
Fortunately, the central defender who had just grabbed the point had returned to half-court, and Celta had enough manpower to intercept. In the end, Moreno barely broke through and was intercepted.
Celta counterattacked on the spot, passing three passes and two into the frontcourt. But when Nolito made a direct pass to Orellana, the linesman raised the flag to indicate that Orellana was offside.
The Spaniard served the ball from the backcourt, and goalkeeper Lopez drove forward, allowing his forward and the opponent's defender to compete for the header.
Zhao Yang competed with opponent defenders Gas and Marlowe, one blocking the position and the other fighting for the top. Zhao Yang lost his temper and could only watch Marlowe head the ball away.
Celta attacked again, but under the intensive defense of the Spaniard, Celta's offensive effect was not good. Nolito tried a long shot from the outside of the penalty area, and the ball was punched out by goalkeeper Lopez.
The ball was picked up by Caicedo who was back on defense from the wing.
Caicedo played with his back, knowing that his opponent would not give him a chance to turn around. He first passed the ball across to Diop in the middle, then turned around and ran forward, hoping to hit the wall with Diop.
However, Diop did not have Caicedo in his eyes at all. He received Caicedo's pass and passed it directly to Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang caught the ball sideways, turned around, and walked forward with the ball.
Hernandez, who had just been penetrated by Zhao Yang, stood in front of Zhao Yang again.
Zhao Yang took advantage of Hernandez's unsteady footing, stepped on his bicycle, and immediately forcibly overtook Hernandez from the side.
Hernandez had no time to turn around and stretched out his foot to trip Zhao Yang.
The referee clearly saw that this was a tactical foul. He blew the whistle, showed Hernandez a yellow card, and awarded a free kick.
It was just a free kick, it was far away from the goal and not a big threat, but this yellow card made Hernandez very anxious. After all, with a yellow card on his back, it would be difficult to defend from behind.
Hernandez wanted to argue with the referee, but was pulled away by his teammates. The teammates were worried about angering the referee, so they gave him a yellow card, and Hernandez went off.
Hernandez had been holding back his anger and was unable to vent it, which also created hidden dangers for the rest of the game.
The Spaniard's free kick this time failed to result in a shot, and the ball was pushed out by Celta's defensive player.
The ball was passed to Hernandez's feet. Hernandez stopped the ball and turned around, trying to attack along the middle. But as soon as Hernandez turned around, Zhao Yang stabbed him diagonally and extended his foot.
The ball was broken off the sole of Hernandez's foot.
Hernandez was teased by Zhao Yang continuously and received yellow cards. He was very angry. Seeing Zhao Yang steal his ball again, Hernandez became angry and angry.
When Zhao Yang was dribbling the ball and preparing to move forward, Hernandez scooped him up from behind.
Zhao Yang had already passed Hernandez after stealing the ball. He did not expect that Hernandez would tackle him from behind. Zhao Yang had no time to hide and was knocked to the ground by Hernandez.
Zhao Yang reacted quickly. He rolled on the turf holding his calf, as if his leg had been broken.
The referee clearly saw that this was a card-taking action, but if Zhao Yang hadn't shown so much pain, he wouldn't have wanted to give the card. However, Zhao Yang was injured so badly that the referee immediately took out the yellow card and warned Hernand
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However, when writing down Hernandez's number, the referee discovered that Hernandez had already received a yellow card.
The referee was unable to stop, so he had to take out the red card and send Hernandez off.
Hernandez finally calmed down at this time. He wondered why he was so impulsive just now. Now that the disaster has occurred, Hernandez shook his head helplessly and walked off the court in a daze.
The on-site commentator Dondo was very excited and said: "Originally, I thought this might be a draw, but now it seems that God has given the Spaniard a chance. 11 against 10, the Spaniard has every chance to beat Celta Vigo."
Celta coach Beriso, who was on the sidelines, was so angry that he almost exploded on the spot.
Originally, Celta Vigo had the advantage in the second half, and the players had a good mentality and played very patiently. Beriso thought he had won today's game.
Unexpectedly, Hernandez, who has always been relatively calm, would make such an irrational move, even twice, which really left Beriso speechless.
Celta is slightly stronger than Espanyol, but without one player, Celta is not as good as Espanyol. Strictly speaking, it is worse than Espanyol.
At this moment, the second half of the game has just started 10 minutes, and there are almost 35 minutes left. Can Celta, which has never been good at defense, guard the Spaniard?
Beliso shook his head repeatedly, not knowing what to do for a while.