Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Sunday, December 14, 2025 7:24 p.m. / Updated Sunday, December 14, 2025 7:38 p.m.
Ionuț Radu (28 years old) is going through the best period since arriving in Spain. After keeping a clean sheet against Real Madrid in the previous stage, the Romanian goalkeeper was also decisive in the 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao, making an exceptional save on Nico Williams' penalty kick.
Celta Vigo prevailed at home against the Basques, score 2-0, in a controlled match especially after the break. Swedberg (48) and El Abdellaoui (55) scored the goals that made the difference, but the key moment of the game came midway through the second half.
VIDEO | Ionuț Radu defended the execution from 11 meters to Nico Williams
In the 65th minute, with the score 2-0 for Celta, Athletic Bilbao received a penalty after VAR intervention. Nico Williams, the attacking player of the visitors, for whom Barcelona were willing to pay 60 million euros in the summer, took the execution.
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Ionuț Radu perfectly read the opponent's intention. He did not pounce prematurely, he waited until the last moment and rejected the modestly placed shot, then held the ball without emotion. A saved penalty that definitively cut off any hope of a comeback for the Basques.
The third match without a goal conceded for the Romanian international
The intervention from 11 meters confirms the excellent form of the Romanian goalkeeper, who is in the third match of this LaLiga season in which he does not concede a goal.
Thanks to this success, Celta Vigo reached 22 points and climbed to 8th place in the LaLiga standings. Athletic Bilbao remains in 7th position, with 23 points, but misses the opportunity to distance themselves.
LaLiga standings
