Granada 1-Celtic 1 | Machís saves a point in extremis

Machís, in minute 92, gave Granada a point that tastes like glory, although he kept the Nasrids in relegation. Aspas’ goal sank the rojiblancos in a match that improved in terms of sensations, but not in the result. Los Cármenes maintains its curse and has not yet seen a victory of its own in this 2022, nor can it win after a long break. Now comes the very final of Mallorca. Winning there would make this point good and would take the rojiblancos out of relegation.

Karanka had to draw an eleven of circumstances. Without five of his defenses, the youth squad Barcia formed in the center of the defense together with Germán and Puerta entered from an improvised side. In a high-intensity start, but with little pace and practically no chances, Celta’s intention was clear with Aspas looking for the Nasrid youth squad to tickle and a Granada that tried to take the ball from Vigo. The first was precisely in a rookie mistake by Barcia that saw how Mina stole the ball from him and his shot was taken out by Maximiano, the rejection for Cervi was saved by Germán under sticks. Vigo notice. Granada tried it from a set piece, but without finishing finding Dituro. It was Aspas who gave the second warning, winning his back to Escudero, but Maximiano appeared again. The forward from Moaña was a real headache for the red and white defense. The occasions came by the dropper and, at the edge of the break, the two best were seen. First a robbery by Uzuni that left Luis Suárez in front of Dituro, but the Colombian is still not successful in front of goal and it was the Argentine goalkeeper who won the game. Nor could Aspas score in a one-on-one, after a slip by Germán, who he sent out. Equality, few occasions and a lot of intensity in the first minutes.

Granada came out more plugged in in the second. I was trying to do more damage and be more incisive up front, but I couldn’t. A lack of Escudero in the front was answered by another inmate more than Blades that in its center from the bottom line did not find an auctioneer. Dituro could mess it up with a long ball that Luis Suárez pressed and the goalkeeper touched outside the area and the referee did not let him continue when the Colombian went straight to the goal without the goalkeeper. The game was more open, because Granada needed the points and Celta has a lot of quality up front. Thus, again Aspas and again Maximiano. Until, in minute 71, Milla lost in midfield and this time Aspas, ahead of Maximiano, put the Vigo team ahead. The Granada was up to its neck in water. And he went for the tie with more heart than head. Uzuni had it in the center of Machís, but, with everyone focused, in the other area Aspas found even more space. He could have sentenced Moaña if it weren’t for another save by Maximiano. ANDl Granada overturned. Centers, auctions, rejections and corners. But the ball did not enter. Dituro took out the trallazó of Collado and, in minute 92, a center by Machís was not touched by anyone and ended up slipping into the Vigo goal. A tie that tastes very good to the people of Granada, although it keeps them one more week in declineand that does not certify the mathematical salvation of Celta.