For the 3rd day of La Liga, Villarreal hosted Celta de Vigo this Monday. An important match for Marcelino’s men who had to follow up after their victory in Seville this Friday. However, the yellow submarine started the match very badly. Despite a slight domination, the locals conceded the opening goal signed by Borja Iglesias (0-1, 12th). Even after Cardona’s equalizer in the 26th minute (1-1), the Galicians regained the advantage thanks to Oscar Mingueza (1-2, 31st).
It was after the break that the match completely changed. Coming into play a few seconds before, Thierno Barry, recently recruited by Villarreal, brought the two teams level with a stinging header on his first ball (2-2, 60th). Four minutes later, Ayoze Perez, another recruit from the residents of the Ceramica stadium, gave his team the lead on an ideal cross from Nicolas Pépé (3-2, 65th). Finally, the teammates of the Ivorian winger were unable to maintain this advantage and Carl Starfelt equalized ten minutes from the end (3-3, 80th). After a stunning end to the match, Villarreal finally regained the advantage at the end of the suspense. Inheriting a penalty for a disputed contact, the locals saw Dani Parejo give the home team the victory in two stages. With this success, Villarreal provisionally climbs to first place while Celta de Vigo remains second.
