Article by Daniel Grigore – Published on Monday, 02 March 2026, 00:14 / Updated on Monday, 02 March 2026 00:34
With Ionuț Radu (28 years old) as an integral player, Celta Vigo achieved an important victory in the 26th stage of La Liga, 2-1 against Girona away. The Romanian managed 6 lifesaving interventions.
Celta had an opportunity to get closer to 5th place Real Betis and took advantage of this opportunity.
The Galicians won in Catalan territory, 2-1 with Girona, and reached the 40-point mark after 26 stages.
The hosts took the lead at the break, Vladyslav Vanat managing to open the scoring in the 35th minute. He did it with an execution from the small box, on the second ball, after Witsel deflected the ball centered from the corner.
Celta reversed the result in the second half. He equalized through Jutgla in the 58th minute with a powerful shot, under the crossbar, and won the victory thanks to the own goal signed by Vitor Reiswho slid the ball into his own goal in '70.
Ionuț Radu, providential in Girona – Celta Vigo 1-2: “Evening parades!”
Ionuț Radu, the author of six life-saving interventions, also contributed to the success.
As such, Radu was rated 8 in the publication El Desmarque, which writes that he managed the two most spectacular parades of the evening:
“He left behind the two saves of the evening, first avoiding a goal by Hugo Rincón and then another by Ounahi, diving in both situations towards the far corner. Between the first and the second intervention, he managed to display a whole repertoire of saving reflexes.”
Radu's save on Rincon's shot
It is Celta's second straight win in the league and fourth in all competitions, after beating PAOK round-robin to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League.
