Mata stops the ‘Aspas effect’ and demoralizes Celta at the Coliseum

With the good feelings of the last day in Pamplona, Rafael Benitez He chose to repeat against Osasuna with the same eleven that gave him such good results. The 0-3 with Iago Aspas on the bench and a very defensive system worked a week ago. But not in the Colosseum, here His team only got stronger when Iago Aspas came onto the field. Benítez had previously preferred to play with three centre-backs to lock himself at the back. He repeated his plan and it came out badly.

He wanted his players to follow in practice the approach that Getafe sometimes repeats. It is very well locked in the back, there are fast exits and an intense tempo. Maybe because it’s extreme Celta’s players were extremely excited and very strong against shock. Each split ball turned into a treasure for the Galicia team, which was faced with a difficult situation to solve.

And Getafe knows very well how to play this. He accepted the battle and his victim only lasted 41 minutes, allowing Borja Mayoral to open the scoring with his fifteenth goal from the field. men José Bordalás They armed themselves with patience and sacrificed the game for physical combat. And they won.

With this scenario, the conflict turned into a dull performance marked by the absence of opportunities. Celta barely got a try from Ristic’s free kick and Unai Núñez’s header. None of them could make it among the three teams. Just like Greenwood’s attempt, who sent the ball from outside the area to the Coliseum stands.

And sure enough, Greenwood, a seemingly indifferent player, revolutionized the game when he wanted to. It shifted gears in the last ten minutes and things finally happened. And the first, in the game where the Englishman started on the right wing and ended with Diego Rico’s cross from the left. Mayoral’s goal came. Earlier, Rico’s cross had been hit by Jordi Martín and the Getafe striker collected the rebound and got the header he wanted.

It didn’t take long for Greenwood to get his act together again, catching the ball on the right wing just before the break and slotting it past Ristic, paving the way for Getafe’s second goal. Guaita escaped his own goal but not Jaime Mata’sLike Mayoral, he carefully collected the rebound and scored the second goal.

Getafe’s two goals at half-time were a blow to Celta, who tried to move on with Iago Aspas and Allende leaving the game immediately. Benitez moved his players He imposed a 4-4-2 with more spikes and tried to find a point that seemed impossible. However, Celta gradually cornered Getafe with Aspas managing the operations. The light blue player gave a ‘master lesson’ in football and changed teams.

The meaningful passes, filtered balls and changes of tempo were tremendous. Aspas took on the task of upsetting Celta, who closed the gap with Strand Lersen’s goal in the last part of the match. Certainly, Aspas started the game with a pass to Manquillo between the lines.He beat Soria by placing a measured center on the Norwegian’s head.

It was enough for Getafe to pray for Aspas’ inspiration to end. I had twenty minutes left to withstand Celta’s attacks. He didn’t understand. Aspas was so Aspas. There was still time to filter another luxurious ball that left Tadeo Allende alone against Soria. The Argentinians did not fail, Celta drew, enjoyed victory and hit the ball in Getafe’s final attack.

Once again, Greenwood’s action made the difference. The England winger headed Jaime Mata’s head-and-shoulder cross into the goal in the 88th minute and the revolution led by Aspas collapsed to the joy of the stadium, which suffered until the end for the error. The best player in Celta history.