Match report

Celta Vigo Defeats Girona 2-1 in La Liga Clash

Girona
Girona
1–2
FT
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo
Mar 1, 2026

Celta Vigo managed to turn around an early deficit and defeated Girona by a final score of 2-1 in their La Liga encounter. The match saw key contributions from F. Jutgla for Celta Vigo, who scored a crucial goal while also receiving a yellow card earlier in the game.

Key Facts

  • • Girona took the lead through Vitor Vanat's goal at 35 minutes with an assist from A. Witsel.
  • • F. Jutgla of Celta Vigo equalized just after halftime, scoring in the 58th minute and receiving a yellow card for tripping in the 42nd minute.
  • • Celta Vigo secured their victory when Girona's Vitor Reis scored an own goal at 70 minutes.
  • • Both teams made multiple substitutions throughout the match with key changes affecting momentum.

Lineups

Girona

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Paulo Gazzaniga (G)
  • 2 Hugo Rincón (D)
  • 12 Vitor Reis (D)
  • 17 Daley Blind (D)
  • 4 Arnau Martínez (D)
  • 8 Fran Beltrán (M)
  • 20 Axel Witsel (M)
  • 15 Viktor Tsygankov (M)
  • 11 Thomas Lemar (M)
  • 21 Bryan Gil (M)
  • 19 Vladyslav Vanat (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 Azzedine Ounahi
  • 23 Iván Martín
  • 14 Claudio Echeverri
  • 9 Abel Ruíz
  • 3 Joel Roca
  • 25 Vladyslav Krapyvtsov
  • 1 Rubén Blanco
  • 5 David López
  • 16 Alejandro Francés
  • 29 Lass Kourouma

Celta Vigo

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 13 Ionuț Radu (G)
  • 32 Javi Rodríguez (D)
  • 4 Joseph Aidoo (D)
  • 24 Carlos Domínguez (D)
  • 3 Óscar Mingueza (M)
  • 16 Miguel Román (M)
  • 6 Ilaix Moriba (M)
  • 5 Sergio Carreira (M)
  • 8 Fer López (F)
  • 9 Ferran Jutglà (F)
  • 23 Hugo Álvarez (F)

Substitutes

  • 19 Williot Swedberg
  • 36 Andrés Antañón
  • 39 Jones El-Abdellaoui
  • 1 Iván Villar
  • 29 Yoel Lago
  • 14 Alvaro Núñez
  • 21 Mihailo Ristić
  • 17 Javier Rueda
  • 12 Manu Fernández
  • 15 Matías Vecino
  • 22 Hugo Sotelo
  • 10 Iago Aspas

Timeline

  1. Girona
    35' Girona Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Vanat · Assist: A. Witsel
  2. Celta Vigo
    42' Celta Vigo Card · Yellow Card
    F. Jutgla

    Tripping

  3. Celta Vigo
    58' Celta Vigo Goal · Normal Goal
    F. Jutgla · Assist: Óscar Mingueza
  4. Celta Vigo
    59' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: H. Alvarez · On: W. Swedberg
  5. Girona
    64' Girona subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Lemar · On: Azzedine Ounahi
  6. Girona
    65' Girona subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. Gil · On: I. Martin
  7. Celta Vigo
    70' Celta Vigo Goal · Own Goal
    Vitor Reis
  8. Celta Vigo
    73' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: F. Jutgla · On: A. Antanon
  9. Girona
    73' Girona subst · Substitution 3
    Off: V. Vanat · On: A. Ruiz
  10. Girona
    73' Girona subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Witsel · On: C. Echeverri
  11. Girona
    81' Girona subst · Substitution 5
    Off: H. Rincon · On: J. Roca
  12. Girona
    81' Girona Card · Yellow Card
    C. Echeverri

    Tripping

  13. Celta Vigo
    85' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 4
    Off: C. Dominguez · On: Manu Fernández
  14. Celta Vigo
    85' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Óscar Mingueza · On: J. Rueda
  15. Celta Vigo
    89' Celta Vigo Card · Yellow Card
    W. Swedberg

    Delay of game

Match Stats

Stat Girona Celta Vigo
Fouls 9 8
Pass Accuracy 90% 88%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 6
Corners 10 6
Total Passes 601 473
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 7 5
xG 1.63 0.60
Shots off Target 5 0
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 540 414
Shots Inside Box 12 5
Saves 4 6
Shots Outside Box 3 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ F. Jutgla's equalizing goal in the 58th minute shifted the game in Celta Vigo's favor, coming just after Girona had taken an early lead.
  • ▸ The own goal by Vitor Reis at 70 minutes proved to be a turning point as it gave Celta Vigo the lead they would not relinquish.