{"id":202519,"date":"2016-03-02T23:10:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T22:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/one-step-closer\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T23:10:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T22:10:53","slug":"one-step-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/one-step-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"One step closer"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg","alt":"LA LIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal."}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side. In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes. With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save. Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio. The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass. In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium. Line-ups: RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019). Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu. Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal.{Vimeo}157498613{\/Vimeo}","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg","alt":"LA LIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"counts":{"blocks":12,"headings":0,"texts":11,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side. In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes. With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save. Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio. The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass. In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium. Line-ups: RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019). Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu. Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg","alt":"LA LIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg","alt":"LA LIGA","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1d9f3230b4bfe4c364a9c96a697a3ee2.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Line-ups:"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019)."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal."}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side. In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes. With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save. Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio. The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass. In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. But, Villarreal held firm and got themselves a very important point in the Bala\u00eddos stadium. Line-ups: RC Celta de Vigo: Sergio, Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi G\u00f3mez, Jonny; Wass, Marcelo D\u00edaz, Aspas, Nolito (Radoja, 87\u2019); Orellana and Guidetti (Bongonda, 69\u2019). Villarreal CF: Areola; Mario, Bailly, V\u00edctor Ruiz, Rukavina; Pina, Trigueros (Bruno, 74\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez, Nahuel (Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, 64\u2019); Baptistao (Castillejo, 63\u2019) and Bakambu. Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Arag\u00f3n, Spain). Cautioned: Marcelo D\u00edaz (50\u2019) and Cabral (72\u2019) for Celta de Vigo and Nahuel (53\u2019), Denis Su\u00e1rez (71\u2019), Bailly (72\u2019), Mario (76\u2019) and Rukavina (85\u2019) for Villarreal.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal draws against Celta (0-0) and Areola beats the historic clean sheet record for the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A good point and a good game. Villarreal extended their unbeaten run \u2013 which now stands at 14 games \u2013 on their visit to Bala\u00eddos and against a team that is always tough to play against in Celta de Vigo. The game ended in a goalless draw (0-0) and the result means the Yellows just keep picking up points. The Submarine was competitive, professional and really wore themselves out to get the point against the sixth placed side."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The score line didn\u2019t budge in the second half. Celta attacked but Villarreal held firm. In the 60th minute, Areola had to intervene once again after a great shot from Wass."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the last half an hour, even though there was potential danger all over the pitch, the tempo fell. Both teams looked tired and both found it difficult to get forward and create chances. Nevertheless, the Sky Blues did dominate the match. 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In addition, the goalless draw saw French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola beat the Villarreal clean sheet record in LaLiga, after going 590 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that was previously held by Diego L\u00f3pez since the 2007\/08 season with 540 minutes. With two teams that are both competitive and love to play the ball around, the Celta-Villarreal clash was destined to be an emotional roller-coaster. In the 13thminute Bakambu had a good chance, which Sergio saved and caught as it bounced back up. The Sky Blues responded with a chance of their own two minutes later with a shot from Guidetti which was met with an Areola save. Celta moved the ball well and exploited the wings to get to the Yellows area, but Villarreal defended solidly. After a few attempts from the locals, Bakambu had another clear chance in the 39th minute, Nahuel stole the ball from the Celta defence and put Bakambu through one on one, but he couldn\u2019t beat Sergio. 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