Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Atlético de Madrid (4th, 69 pts) and Celta de Vigo (6th, 54 pts). Per game in the league, Atlético de Madrid were scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.16, Celta de Vigo 1.39 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
32 meetings are on record — 20 won by Atlético de Madrid, 4 by Celta de Vigo, 8 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
The venue was Riyadh Air Metropolitano, with room for 70,460 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Celta de Vigo: Borja Iglesias (62')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético de Madrid 56% · Celta de Vigo 44% · Total shots: 20-3 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 10-0