“A sure victory for the hosts.”, — write: football.ua
A sure victory for the hosts.
Celta, Getty Images January 18, 2026, 9:41 p.m
Claudio Giraldez’s side claimed a crushing victory to move level on points with sixth-placed Betis in La Liga.
Celta – Rayo Vallecano 3:0
goals: Carreira (40), Zaragoza (54, pen), Rueda (79)
Celta: Radu — Rodriguez (Fernandez, 71), Starfelt (Bourcio, 83), Alonso — Carreira, Moriba, Sotelo (Roman, 63), Mingesa (Rueda, 71) — Zaragoza, Duran, Alvarez (Svedberg, 63)
Rayo Vallecano: Bataglia – Pacha (Alemao, 61), Lejeune, Mendy, Chavarria – Palason (Perez, 79), Gumbau (Nteka, 61), Diaz – Martin (Vertraud, 68), de Frutos (Trejo, 78), Garcia
Warning: Alvarez (44), Sotelo (58), Aspas (65, offside), Mingeza (66) – Gumbau (58), Martin (59), Palason (65)
Withdrawal: Mandy (66)