Celta Vigo Edges Levante in La Liga Opener Behind Late Defensive Heroics

VALENCIA, Spain (Interstat) — Celta Vigo opened its La Liga season with a 2-1 victory over Levante on Sunday at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Substitute Óscar Mingueza broke a scoreless deadlock in the 40th minute, and midfielder Kervin Arriaga doubled the lead in the 66th. Levante’s Miguel Román scored a consolation goal in stoppage time. The match was disrupted by a red card shown to Levante’s Unai Vencedor in the 29th minute. The result defied a Interstat projection of a draw, though their system heavily favored Celta Vigo. Celta begins the campaign 1-0-0, while Levante starts 0-1-0.