Post-Match Thread: Las Palmas 2 - 1 Celta Vigo | 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 8

Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT

Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

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Lineups:

Las Palmas: Alvaro Valles - Mika Marmol, Alex Suarez, Sergi Cardona, Julian Araujo - Enzo Loiodice, Kirian Rodriguez, Pejino, Javi Munoz, Munir El-Haddadi - Sory Kaba

Subs: Aaron Escandell, Alex Gonzales, Eric Curbelo, Alvaro Lemos, Daley Sinkgraven, Saul Coco, Marvin Park, Maximo Perrone, Jonathan Viera, Cristian Herrera, Marc Cardona

Celta: Ivan Villar - Manu Sanchez, Unai Nunez, Carl Starfelt, Joseph Aidoo, Oscar Mingueza - Jonathan Bamba, Fran Beltran, Carlos Dotor - Jorgen Strand Larsen, Anastasios Douvikas

Subs: Agustin Marchesin, Vicente Guaita, Kevin Vazquez, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Dominguez, Renato Tapia, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Carles Perez, Iago Aspas, Franco Cervi, Miguel Rodriguez

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Match Events:

14' - Munir with some moves inside the penalty area, but his shot is weak and Villar has no problem handling it

16' - Scramble in front of Villar's net, and the ball almost rolls in from Starfelt's legs

29' - Bamba hits Valles from inside the 6 yard box, and the ball bounces to Strand Larsen whose shot bounces off the crossbar.

32' - Substitution for Las Palmas: Lemos on for Julian Araujo

34' - Mingueza with a lovely through ball to Strand Larsen who goes past Valles and shoots into the open net. However, after a VAR review, the goal is not given because of Douvikas's jersey pull on Aidoo

45+5' - End of half.

48' - Strand Larsen is through on goal but his shot is poor and goes wide

59' - Strand Larsen receives a pass from Dotor but goes a little wide and can only hit the post

63' - Substitution for Las Palmas Marvin Park and Viera on for Sory Kaba and Javi Munoz respectively

67' - Bamba leads the counter and passes to Douvikas, who beats Valles to take the lead. Las Palmas 0, Celta 1 -- link

69' - Substitution for Celta: Iago Aspas on for Douvikas

74' - Yellow card for Mika Marmol

74' - Aspas with a great free kick, but Valles manages to come up with a great save as well

76' - Substitution for Las Palmas: Perrone and Marc Cardona on for Loiodice and Pejino respectively

83' - Starfelt's challenge is poorly timed and kicks Marc Cardona inside the penalty area. Viera steps up to take the penalty, and even though Villar gets a hand on the ball, Las Palmas score. Las Palmas 1, Celta 1 -- link

83' - Yellow card for Starfelt

89' - Substitution for Celta: Sotelo and Swedberg on for Beltran and Strand Larsen respectively

90+7' - Viera one-time-passes a cross to Marc Cardona, who controls it with his thigh and bombs the ball into the goal. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1 -- link

90+7' - Yellow card for Marc Cardona

90+9' - End of game. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1

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Match Stats - via Livescore.com

| Las Palmas | Celta :--:|:--:|:--: xG | 1.79 | 1.49 xA | 0.95 | 0.80 Possession | 74% | 26% Shots on target | 5 | 3 Shots off target | 4 | 5 Blocked shots | 8 | 4 Corner kicks | 4 | 5 Offsides | 2 | 2 Fouls | 13 | 14 Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 Red Cards | 0 | 0

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Standings:

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Real Madrid	8	7	1	0	16	6	+10	21
Barcelona	8	6	0	2	19	8	+11	20
Girona	8	6	1	1	18	11	+7	19
Atletico Madrid	7	5	1	1	18	7	+11	16
Real Sociedad	8	4	1	3	16	10	+6	15
Athletic Club	8	4	2	2	13	9	+4	14
Rayo Vallecano	8	3	2	3	9	11	-2	12
Real Betis	8	3	2	3	10	12	-2	12
Valencia	8	3	4	1	9	10	-1	10
Osasuna	8	3	4	1	9	10	-1	10
Getafe	8	2	3	3	10	13	-3	9
Cadiz	8	2	3	3	8	11	-3	9
Villarreal	8	2	4	2	10	13	-3	8
Las Palmas	8	2	4	2	4	7	-3	8
Sevilla	7	2	4	1	11	10	+1	7
Mallorca	8	1	3	4	11	14	-3	7
Alaves	8	2	5	1	6	12	-6	7
Celta Vigo	8	1	5	2	8	13	-5	5
Granada	8	1	5	2	13	21	-8	5
Almeria	8	0	5	3	11	21	-10	3

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Upcoming Fixtures:

Las Palmas: at Villarreal, 10.08, 14:00 CEST

Celta Vigo: vs Getafe, 10.08, 18:30 CEST

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