Óscar remains half on the day of his exam

Óscar García was gambling for the position in Elche and the coach was left half in his reaction. Celta improved his version and had the clearest chances to win the game, but he lacked punch and some fortune. Something typical of a team that is in the lower zone and has three points from the last 21. Elche will prolong the uncertainty with Óscar for a few more days because the tie left a bitter taste in the blue dressing room, due to the lost occasion. It was enough for Almirón's team to sign a good first half, exploit his speed and squeeze Celta in defense to score a point and heal part of the wounds that were left open against Betis.

Óscar didn't even have time to see if the revolution in eleven (he made five changes) would work for him. After three minutes, the VAR pointed out some controversial Mallo hands. Fidel did not forgive from eleven meters. Celta were a flank in defense, especially Murillo, who flirted with the penalty twice and narrowly escaped. Óscar's team, with the occasional scare that Boyé gave, used ingenuity and talent to turn Edgar Badia into the hero of always. Brais Méndez had nightmares with the franjiverde goalkeeper because he missed two almost consecutive heads up, after two luxurious passes from Aspas and Denis.

The one who did not forgive was Mina, who fought a ball up front to adjust her shot to the post and beat Edgar. Celta suffered behind, but made up for it with quality. Thus he survived the break.

Aspas fought against the world in the second half and he tried in a thousand ways. He had two clear chances to turn the scoreboard, of which he does not usually fail. His shots skimmed the stick by inches. Tete Morente, in one of Elche's few approaches in the second half, had the victory in his boots. The defeat would have been a cruel punishment for the battered Oscar.

Óscar García: “The point knows little”

The Celta de Vigo coach, Óscar García, assured after the match against Elche (1-1) that the tie knows very little, since he indicated that his team was the one that generated the most chances and clearest goals.

“With the noise that has been during the week I am happy, because the team has shown its face and it is quite similar to what I want”, said the Catalan coach, who insisted that Celta “deserved more for the work and the chances” they have had. “When the best of the rival is the goalkeeper he already tells you how the game was”, said the coach, who regretted that the penalty in the first minutes in favor of Elche penalized his team.

Óscar García, who turned one year at the helm of the Vigo team this Friday, also regretted the lack of success of his team and hoped that when Celta improves their aim “the true potential” that his team has will be seen.

The Catalan, finally, preferred not to comment on the referee, De Burgos Bengoetxea, “because if they don't punish me”, but he did remember that Celta has not had “much luck” with him.

Almirón: “It was a high-voltage round trip game”

The Argentine coach of Elche, Jorge Almirón, affirmed that the match against Celta was open and of high voltage and that either team could win.

“We wanted to recover from the bad image of last day, but we played with too much momentum“said the Argentine, who believes that Elche could win if he had chosen better attacking options in the last minutes.

“At the start of the game I saw it clear because we had spaces, but we have rushed and accelerated, losing many balls. We wanted to get there fast and Celta played well between the lines, “explained Almirón, who admitted that goalkeeper Edgar Badía had an outstanding performance and saved his team with several saves.

“I have the feeling that the spaces at the end could be better used“, explained the coach, who admitted that the last minutes were harsh and controversial” with everyone screaming “on the pitch.