2020–21 RC Celta de Vigo season

Celta Vigo
2020–21 season
OwnerCarlos Mouriño
PresidentCarlos Mouriño
Head coachÓscar García
(until 9 November)
Eduardo Coudet
(from 12 November)
StadiumBalaídos
La Liga8th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Iago Aspas (14)
All:
Iago Aspas (14)

The 2020–21 season was the 97th season in the existence of RC Celta de Vigo and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Celta Vigo participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 23 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Iván Villar
2 DF Spain ESP Hugo Mallo (captain)
3 DF Spain ESP David Costas
4 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo
5 MF Turkey TUR Okay Yokuşlu
6 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Beltrán
9 FW Spain ESP Nolito
10 FW Spain ESP Iago Aspas (vice-captain)
11 FW Turkey TUR Emre Mor
13 GK Spain ESP Rubén Blanco
14 MF Peru PER Renato Tapia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Uruguay URU Lucas Olaza (on loan from Boca Juniors)
16 DF Spain ESP Jorge Sáenz (on loan from Valencia)
17 DF Spain ESP David Juncà
18 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Aidoo
19 DF Spain ESP Aarón Martín (on loan from Mainz 05)
20 DF Spain ESP Kevin
21 MF Argentina ARG Augusto Solari
22 FW Spain ESP Santi Mina
23 MF Spain ESP Brais Méndez
24 DF Colombia COL Jeison Murillo (on loan from Sampdoria)
25 GK Spain ESP Sergio (3rd captain)
27 MF Spain ESP Miguel Baeza

Reserve team

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Main article: Celta de Vigo B

List of B-team players with senior squad numbers

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK Spain ESP Iago Domínguez
28 DF Spain ESP Diego Pampín
29 DF Spain ESP José Fontán
31 MF Spain ESP Gabri Veiga
32 FW Spain ESP Miguel Rodríguez
34 DF Spain ESP Sergio Carreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF Spain ESP Raúl Blanco
36 FW Spain ESP Alfon (on loan from Albacete)
39 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Holsgrove
38 FW Uruguay URU Lautaro De León
40 DF Spain ESP Carlos Domínguez

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Ruly (at Unionistas until 30 June 2021)
— MF Spain ESP Jozabed (at Málaga until 30 June 2021)
— FW Spain ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Espanyol until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Uruguay URU Gabriel Fernández (at Zaragoza until 30 June 2021)
— FW Spain ESP Juan Hernández (at Sabadell until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
21 July 2020 Slovakia Róbert Mazáň Tenerife Loan return [2]
4 August 2020 Peru Renato Tapia Netherlands Feyenoord Transfer Free [3]
4 August 2020 Spain Álvaro Vadillo Granada Transfer Free [4]
7 August 2020 Turkey Emre Mor Greece Olympiacos Loan return [5]
15 August 2020 Spain Miguel Baeza Real Madrid B Transfer €2.5M [6]
17 August 2020 Spain David Costas Almería Loan return [7]
24 August 2020 Spain Jozabed Girona Loan return [8]
16 September 2020 Colombia Jeison Murillo Italy Sampdoria Loan [9]
31 December 2020 Spain Aarón Martín Germany Mainz 05 Loan [10]
23 January 2021 Argentina Augusto Solari Argentina Racing Club Transfer Undisclosed [11]
1 February 2021 Argentina Facundo Ferreyra Portugal Benfica Transfer Free [12]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
20 July 2020 Croatia Filip Bradarić Italy Cagliari Loan return [13]
20 July 2020 Spain Pape Cheikh France Lyon Loan return [14]
20 July 2020 Colombia Jeison Murillo Italy Sampdoria Loan return [15]
20 July 2020 Brazil Rafinha Barcelona Loan return [16]
20 July 2020 Russia Fyodor Smolov Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Loan return [17]
27 August 2020 Spain Juan Hernández Sabadell Loan [18]
7 September 2020 Denmark Pione Sisto Denmark Midtjylland Transfer €2.5M [19]
11 September 2020 Uruguay Gabriel Fernández Zaragoza Loan [20]
11 September 2020 Slovenia Róbert Mazáň Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Transfer Free [21]
16 August 2020 Spain Jozabed Málaga Loan [22]
1 February 2021 Turkey Okay Yokuşlu England West Bromwich Albion Loan [23]
1 February 2021 Uruguay Lucas Olaza Real Valladolid Loan [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

26 August 2020 Friendly Celta Vigo Spain 2–2 Spain Oviedo Vigo, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Aspas 19'
  • Mor 21'
 Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0
2 September 2020 Friendly Celta Vigo Spain 2–0 Spain Lugo Vigo, Spain
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 12 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 11 13 55 57 −2 036.84
Copa del Rey 17 December 2020 5 January 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Total 40 15 11 14 62 62 +0 037.50

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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Main article: 2020–21 La Liga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Real Betis 38 17 10 11 50 50 0 61 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7 Villarreal 38 15 13 10 60 44 +16 58 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]
8 Celta Vigo 38 14 11 13 55 57 −2 53
9 Granada 38 13 7 18 47 65 −18 46[c]
10 Athletic Bilbao 38 11 13 14 46 42 +4 46[c]
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[25]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.
  2. ^ Villarreal qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
  3. ^ a b Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 11 13 55 57  −2 53 9 3 7 30 30  0 5 8 6 25 27  −2

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDLLLDLDLWWWWDWLLLDDDWLDWDLWLLWDWWWWL
Position94411131717171720181698888811101010910119111181012910108888
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[26][27]

12 September 2020 1 Eibar 0–0 Celta Vigo Eibar
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
19 September 2020 2 Celta Vigo 2–1 Valencia Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
27 September 2020 3 Valladolid 1–1 Celta Vigo Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
1 October 2020 4 Celta Vigo 0–3 Barcelona Vigo
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 October 2020 5 Osasuna 2–0 Celta Vigo Pamplona
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
17 October 2020 6 Celta Vigo 0–2 Atlético Madrid Vigo
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 October 2020 7 Levante 1–1 Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
1 November 2020 8 Celta Vigo 1–4 Real Sociedad Vigo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
6 November 2020 9 Elche 1–1 Celta Vigo Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
21 November 2020 10 Sevilla 4–2 Celta Vigo Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: César Soto Grado
29 November 2020 11 Celta Vigo 3–1 Granada Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
4 December 2020 12 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Celta Vigo Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José Juan Vázquez
14 December 2020 13 Celta Vigo 4–0 Cádiz Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 December 2020 14 Celta Vigo 2–0 Alavés Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
23 December 2020 15 Getafe 1–1 Celta Vigo Getafe
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
30 December 2020 16 Celta Vigo 2–1 Huesca Vigo
19:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 January 2021 17 Real Madrid 2–0 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[29]
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
8 January 2021 18 Celta Vigo 0–4 Villarreal Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
20 January 2021 19 Real Betis 2–1 Celta Vigo Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
24 January 2021 20 Celta Vigo 1–1 Eibar Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 January 2021 21 Granada 0–0 Celta Vigo Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 February 2021 22 Atlético Madrid 2–2 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
12 February 2021 23 Celta Vigo 3–1 Elche Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
20 February 2021 24 Valencia 2–0 Celta Vigo Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
28 February 2021 25 Celta Vigo 1–1 Valladolid Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
7 March 2021 26 Huesca 3–4 Celta Vigo Huesca
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
14 March 2021 27 Celta Vigo 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
20 March 2021 28 Celta Vigo 1–3 Real Madrid Vigo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
4 April 2021 29 Alavés 1–3 Celta Vigo Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
12 April 2021 30 Celta Vigo 3–4 Sevilla Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
18 April 2021 33 Cádiz 0–0 Celta Vigo Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.[30]
22 April 2021 31 Real Sociedad 2–1 Celta Vigo San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
25 April 2021 32 Celta Vigo 2–1 Osasuna Vigo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: César Soto Grado
30 April 2021 34 Celta Vigo 2–0 Levante Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
9 May 2021 35 Villarreal 2–4 Celta Vigo Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
12 May 2021 36 Celta Vigo 1–0 Getafe Vigo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
16 May 2021 37 Barcelona 1–2 Celta Vigo Barcelona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 May 2021 38 Celta Vigo 2–3 Real Betis Vigo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Copa del Rey

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Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey
17 December 2020 First round Llanera 0–5 Celta Vigo Oviedo[31]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Referee: César Soto Grado
5 January 2021 Second round UD Ibiza 5–2 Celta Vigo Ibiza
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Can Misses
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 22 May 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Iván Villar 23 0 19+2 0 2 0
13 GK Spain ESP Rubén Blanco 19 0 19 0 0 0
25 GK Spain ESP Sergio 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Hugo Mallo 32 4 30+1 3 0+1 1
3 DF Spain ESP David Costas 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo 33 0 26+7 0 0 0
16 DF Spain ESP Jorge Sáenz 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Spain ESP David Juncà 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Aidoo 27 0 14+11 0 2 0
19 DF Spain ESP Aarón Martín 20 0 17+2 0 1 0
20 DF Spain ESP Kevin Vázquez 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
24 DF Colombia COL Jeison Murillo 32 2 31 2 1 0
29 DF Spain ESP José Fontán 16 0 7+7 0 2 0
34 DF Spain ESP Sergio Carreira 5 1 3 1 2 0
40 DF Spain ESP Carlos Domínguez 4 0 4 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez 37 0 34+1 0 1+1 0
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Beltrán 34 3 13+19 3 2 0
14 MF Peru PER Renato Tapia 34 0 32 0 1+1 0
21 MF Argentina ARG Augusto Solari 16 2 3+13 2 0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Brais Méndez 36 9 30+4 9 1+1 0
27 MF Spain ESP Miguel Baeza 24 1 4+18 1 1+1 0
31 MF Spain ESP Gabri Veiga 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Holsgrove 6 1 0+5 0 0+1 1
44 MF Spain ESP Hugo Sotelo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Nolito 37 9 35+1 7 0+1 2
10 FW Spain ESP Iago Aspas 34 14 33 14 0+1 0
11 FW Turkey TUR Emre Mor 13 1 6+5 0 2 1
12 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Ferreyra 13 1 2+11 1 0 0
22 FW Spain ESP Santi Mina 35 13 29+5 12 0+1 1
32 FW Spain ESP Miguel Rodríguez 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
36 FW Spain ESP Alfon 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
38 FW Uruguay URU Lautaro De León 3 1 0+1 0 2 1
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
5 MF Turkey TUR Okay Yokuşlu 14 0 3+9 0 2 0
15 DF Uruguay URU Lucas Olaza 18 0 18 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 16 May 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 10 FW Spain Iago Aspas 13 0 13
22 FW Spain Santi Mina 12 1 13
3 9 FW Spain Nolito 7 2 9
4 23 MF Spain Brais Méndez 8 0 8
5 2 DF Spain Hugo Mallo 3 1 4
6 8 MF Spain Fran Beltrán 3 0 3
7 21 FW Argentina Augusto Solari 2 0 2
24 DF Colombia Jeison Murillo 2 0 2
9 8 MF Scotland Jordan Holsgrove 0 1 1
11 FW Turkey Emre Mor 0 1 1
12 FW Argentina Facundo Ferreyra 1 0 1
27 MF Spain Miguel Baeza 1 0 1
34 DF Spain Sergio Carreira 1 0 1
38 FW Uruguay Lautaro De León 0 1 1
Totals 53 7 60

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "PLANTILLA" (in Spanish). Celta de Vigo. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Róbert Mazáň jugará cedido en el CD Tenerife" [Róbert Mazáň will play on loan at CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Renato Tapia, el primer en llegar" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Oficial: Álvaro Vadillo es nuevo jugador del Celta de Vigo" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοίνωσε Καφού και Μορ
  6. ^ "Official Announcement: Miguel Baeza". Real Madrid. 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "David Costas to play on loan for Almeria". Celta Vigo. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Jozabed jugará cedido en el Girona" [Jozabed will play on loan at Girona] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Jeison Murillo's energy and leadership are back: he is sky-blue this season". Celta Vigo. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "RC CELTA STRENGTHENS ITS DEFENSE WITH THE ADDITION OF AARÓN MARTÍN". Celta Vigo. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  11. ^ "REENCUENTRO EN EL RC CELTA CON AROMA A CAMPEÓN: AUGUSTO SOLARI REFUERZA EL COSTADO DERECHO CELESTE" (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 23 January 2021.
  12. ^