Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Monday, September 29, 2025, 07:27 / Updated Monday, September 29, 2025 07:27
Celta Vigo lost 2-1 in Elche, in La Liga, but Ionuț Radu defended remarkably.
As with Stuttgart, in the Europa League, Ionuț Radu was the best player of Celte and Elche. But for nothing he defended very well. His team lost each time, with an identical score: 1-2.
The Daidian Marca gave the Romanian goalkeeper the highest note of the 3 -star match, a qualifier that he received only one player: Josan, from Elche. Radu's teammate, Borja Iglesias, took two stars, and the journalists mentioned have titled, with reference to Celta: “Only with Radu and Borja Iglesias you cannot.”
Ionuț Radu: “My game does not matter, the result matters to me”
The brand writes that the Romanian, who also defended a penalty at 1-1, in the 54th minute, “improved his developments from one match to another”, and “Borja Iglesias scored at Elche for the fifth consecutive match. But even a good goalkeeper and a good striker, for Celtea is not enough if the rest of the team, with a few little exceptions”.
Radu refused the praises for his excellent performance, because it did not bring any point to his team: “Finally, my game doesn't matter, the result matters to me. We need to continue to work with much humility . It wasn't an easy match. Elche has a very good season and was very hot. It was very difficult. “
Celta failed any victory in 7 championship matches and one by Europa League
The multiple rotations of coach Claudio Giráldez meant 7 changes in the starting team, compared to the Stuttgart match. Only Radu, Marcos Alonso, Mingueza and Moriba remained in the first eleven. All these changes seem to have negatively influenced the team's game.
In eight matches, seven in La Liga and one in the Europa League, Celta has not succeeded, and the brand appreciates that the Giraldez coach “must establish priorities. The most important would be the championship.”
