Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Sunday, December 14, 2025, 07:47 / Updated Sunday, December 14, 2025 07:49
Celta, Ionuț Radu's team, and Athletic Bilbao meet today in La Liga, from 17:15, in stage #17 of La Liga.
Celta comes after a 1-2 draw with Bologna in the Europa League, Athletic Bilbao after a 0-0 draw with PSG in the Champions League. And for the journalists from Marca, the biggest sports newspaper in Spain, the key duel of today's game is that of the goalkeepers. On one side Ionuț Radu, on the other Unai Simon, the goalkeeper of the Spanish national team.
Brand: “Ionuț Radu came into force in La Liga”
“The goalkeepers from Celta and Athletic were vital in the performances of the two teams. The Romanian international came into force in La Liga and now he will face the goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, a goalkeeper who recently won the MVP award in the Champions League, against PSG”, writes Marca in the preview of the match on “Balaidos”.
On Thursday, against the Italians from Bologna, Radu had a sensational intervention in the first half, but then conceded two goals. The first, from the penalty, and the second he had absolutely no chance. Bernadeschi placed the ball exactly next to the Romanian goalkeeper's right bar, with a diagonal shot.
The brand rated Ionuț Radu with one star after 1-2 with Bologna
Even in the conditions of an evolution, practically without mistake, Marca gave him only one star (weak), rather a qualifier in the average of his team, which had only two players rated with 2 stars: Swedberg and Borja Iglesias.
Even the dailies that appear in Vigo were not too generous with Ionuț Radu. If Faro de Vigo gave it a 6, emphasizing the parade in the first half, Voz de Galicia gave it a 5, which is in tune with the qualification from Marca.
Luis Enrique on Unai Simon: “He can play for any big team in the world”
Instead, his counterpart today, Unai Simon, played a big game against PSG and kept a clean sheet. “Remember when I was with the Spanish national team and I started him even though he was the third goalkeeper? Then I was criticized.
Unai has amply demonstrated the level he has reached, a high level that would allow him to play for any team in the world. After the final whistle I said to him «Did you have to play your best match against me?»”, praised the coach of the European champions, Luis Enrique, on Athletic's goalkeeper.
