This Friday, Mallorca received and beat Celta by 1-0 in the opening of the 18th round of the Spanish Championship. Striker Dani Rodriguez scored the only goal of the duel in the second stage.
With the victory, Mallorca reaches 25 points and follows Rayo Vallecano in ninth place. Still in the middle of the leaderboard, the team dreams of getting back in the second round to reach a continental tournament and today is three points behind Betis, the first team within the G6.
Celta, who is fighting relegation, is one point away from being beaten and could end up in the red zone until the end of the round. Currently, the team is ranked 16th.
The match started quite truncated and with few opportunities created. Halfway through the first half, both sides had finished just once and the match was concentrated in the middle. The initial 45 minutes were marked by a lukewarm game and discreet attempts to clear the scoreboard.
On the way back to the second half, it looked like Celta was better in the game, creating more and controlling ball possession. However, at 14 minutes of play in the final stage, Dani Rodriguez scored and made it 1-0 for Mallorca. The Vigo club even finished more in the duel and sketched a final pressure, but failed to reach a tie.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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