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The great start to the season continues at
El Madrigal. Fabian Orellana opened the scoring just before half time with Nolito
grabbing a late winner to cancel out Denis Suarez’s equalizer. Eric Bailly’s
second yellow definitely helped our cause, nevertheless, we thoroughly deserved
the three points to take us back to joint top of the La Liga table.
These games against tough opposition
demonstrate just how much we have improved this season. Ten men or not, El
Madrigal is one of the toughest places to win in Spain right now and this
result shouldn’t be underestimated. We dominated the second half, both in
possession as well as chances created and although we probably should have
wrapped up the game earlier, another win is more than welcome.
Fabian Orellana was instrumental once again
in everything that was good about Celta. As well as his expertly taken goal, he
caused Villarreal problems throughout by picking up pockets in between the
defence and midfield, allowing space for Augusto and Wass to dictate the tempo
of the game. The progression from when he was unfavoured by Luis Enrique to now
is frightening and a testament to his hard work.
Not only has this win given us three
points, but it has also allowed us to put a few records to rest. Last year’s
run of not winning in ten games after beating Barcelona is something that may have
been on the players mind if we were unable to win in the next few games. Not
winning in the last sixteen games that have followed an international break
before this week is also something that has been noted and the fact that we
were able to break down this mental barrier should do us a service going
forward.
Next week, we face the might of Real Madrid
at Balaídos. Although we should not be overconfident based on the Barcelona
game, I see no reason why we can’t achieve a positive result. This will be a closer
game as Madrid are unlikely to play as open as Barca did but injuries could
affect them. Our best performances tend to come in the big games under Berizzo and
I’m hoping that this will be no different.
Best regards and come on Celta!
¡Saludos y Hala Celta!
¡Saudos e Ala Celta!
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