Saturday’s early La Liga video games featured three matches involving the relegation battle and the struggle for European qualification.
Celta Vigo boosted their late season push for a prime seven end, with a house win over struggling Leganes, and the guests stay in peril alongside Valencia and Alaves.
Let’s check out how Saturday’s motion unfolded…
Celta Vigo 2-1 Leganes
With seventh spot anticipated to be sufficient for a spot in Europe subsequent season, Celta’s current run of kind may show to be very well timed, as they transfer degree on factors with Rayo Vallecano.
The Galicians finish the weekend unbeaten of their final 5 league video games, through three factors towards Leganes making it three house wins on the bounce.
Each side have been vibrant within the opening levels as Valentin Rosier slotted Leganes 1-0 up, and Oscar Mingueza equalised, all earlier than the half hour mark.
8 – Celta de Vigo’s Óscar Mingueza has been concerned in eight targets in 24 LaLiga video games 24/25 (three targets and 5 assists), only one lower than in his earlier 4 seasons within the competitors mixed (9, 4 targets and 5 assists in 105 video games). Motivated. pic.twitter.com/x2NeFVoeWq
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 8, 2025
Nonetheless, in a chaotic finish to the primary half – with Celta Vigo controversially denied a penalty – Alfonso Gonzalez grabbed his likelihood to tuck house the eventual winner.
Alaves 1-0 Villarreal
Within the struggle to keep away from relegation, Alaves hauled themselves out of the underside three, due to a 1-0 house win over Villarreal.
Manu Sanchez’s luck allowed him to prod house early on however it was Alaves’ grit that bought them over the road.
Goalkeeper Antonio Sivera was despatched off on the hour mark, after he scythed down Ayoze Perez simply outdoors his field, and Alaves dropped deep to defend their slender lead.
Tough sufficient for Antonio Sivera – takes a knee to the top, appears out chilly briefly. When he will get again to his ft he is despatched off. Hopefully there isn’t any concussion. pic.twitter.com/7sgJVkoRFt
— Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) March 8, 2025
Regardless of having a participant benefit, Villarreal struggled to interrupt Alaves down, with Antonio Blanco’s late purple card which means the hosts ended the sport with 9 males.
Valencia 2-1 Actual Valladolid
Battling Valencia additionally dragged themselves out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 fightback win over rock-bottom Actual Valladolid.
Giorgi Mamardashvili’s error gifted the guests an equaliser after the restart however a scrappy purpose from Umar Sadiq snatched victory for Carlos Corberan’s hosts.
⚽️ GOAL: Umar Sadiq
🇪🇸 Valencia 2-1 Actual Valladolidpic.twitter.com/uYIi3FTB4B
— Objectives Xtra (@GoalsXtra) March 8, 2025
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