Celta Vigo 3 - 1 Granada CF: Iago Aspas reaches double figures as Celta Vigo dominate Granada

Posted Monday, November 28, 2016 by PA

Celta Vigo maintained their fine home form with a 3-1 victory over bottom-of-the-table Granada as former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas shone again.

Aspas scored his 10th goal of the season in just 17 games to set the ball rolling before setting up 21-year-old Belgian Theo Bongonda to find the net for the first time this term.

Although Artem Kravets pulled one back, a stoppage-time effort from substitute Pape Cheikh Diop stretched winless Granada's run to 13 games without victory.

Having lost their first two home games of the campaign, Celta have now gone eight games without defeat in all competitions at Balaidos, where Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia have all been defeated.

Aspas' hot streak continued in the 24th minute as he made it nine in nine for club and country, though his original intention was not to have an attempt on goal.

The 29-year-old stormed down the right flank and delivered a cross for Giuseppe Rossi which Ruben Vezo touched straight back to him, with Aspas able to capitalise on some hesitant defending from Matthieu Saunier to slam home.

Goalscorer turned provider in the 39th minute, Aspas playing a one-two with Bongonda to allow the Belgian to double the lead.

Such was Aspas' confidence, he almost caught out Guillermo Ochoa with a 40-yard lob that the keeper had to tip over the bar in the second half.

The home side gifted Granada a route back into the game when Gustavo Cabral's poor back-pass allowed Kravets to steal in and reduce the deficit, but Diop sealed the victory with a third late on.