Club Atlético Osasuna (7-11-7, 32 points) fell 1-0 to Real Club Celta (9-5-11, 32 points) at Estadio Abanca Balaídos on Friday night. Forward Iago Aspas scored the game-winner in the second half from the penalty spot.

The Rojillos began the match in control, pressing forward and creating chances in the opposition’s box. Midfielder Lucas Torró and forwards Ante Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza had opportunities to open the scoring, but their attempts missed the target. Defenders Rubén Peña and Abel Bretones were instrumental in helping Osasuna attack down the flanks to connect with Budimir and Zaragoza. As the half progressed, Celta gained momentum and tested goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who made two key saves.

In the second half, Celta continued to build pressure, but Herrera, a native of Miranda de Ebro, stood firm with two more saves. Osasuna attempted to regain control, but the referee awarded a penalty to the home side, which Aspas converted. In the final minutes, the Navarrese side pushed forward in search of an equalizer. Forward Jose Arnaiz and defender Enzo Boyomo came closest, but goalkeeper Vicente Guaita and the defense held them off.

Osasuna will return to El Sadar on Sunday, March 2, to face Valencia CF in Week 26 of LaLiga EA Sports. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET (8 p.m. GMT, 3 p.m. ET).

BOX SCORE
RC Celta 1-0 C.A. Osasuna

GOALS:
CEL: Iago Aspas 8 (Penalty kick) 69’

DISCIPLINE:
CEL: Fer López (Yellow card) 38’

RC Celta: Vicente Guaita (C); Carl Starfelt, Óscar Mingueza (Jailson, m. 86), Hugo Sotelo (Fran Beltrán, m. 78), Sergio Carreira, Ilaix Moriba, Borja Iglesias (Pablo Durán, m. 78), Williot Swedberg (Iker Lozada, m. 86), Marcos Alonso, Fer López (Iago Aspas, m. 65), Javi Rodríguez
Subs not used: Ivan Villar; Franco Cervi, Alfonso González, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Domínguez, Damián Rodríguez, Jones El-Abdellaoui

C.A. Osasuna: Sergio Herrera (C); Jorge Herrando, Lucas Torró, Jon Moncayola (Iker Muñoz, m. 87), Rubén Peña, Moi Gómez (Kike Barja, m. 80), Ante Budimir, Bryan Zaragoza (Raúl García, m. 80), Enzo Boyomo, Abel Bretones (Jose Arnaiz, m. 87), Alejandro Catena (Rubén García, m. 73)
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández, Pablo Valencia; Juan Cruz, Unai García, Pablo Ibáñez, Iñigo Arguibide

STATS SUMMARY:
CEL/OSA
Shots: 12/18
Shots on Goal: 5/1
Corners: 5/4
Fouls: 11/13
Offsides: 2/1
Possession: 45.7%/54.3%

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Assistant referees: Raúl Cabañero Martínez & Juan José López Mir
Fourth official: Aleksander Ivaylov Angelov Borisov
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Assistant VAR: José Francisco García Lozano