Pamplona (Sunday, February 4, 2024) – Club Atlético Osasuna (7-5-11, 26 points) fell 3-0 to RC Celta (4-8-11, 20 points) at El Sadar on Sunday afternoon. Los Celestes picked up the three points thanks to forwards Stand Larsen, Anastasios Douvikas, and midfielder Luca de la Torre.

Osasuna started the game looking for an early goal as by the eighth minute, forwards Raúl García and Ante Budimir had already knocked at goalkeeper Vicente Guaita’s door. As time passed, the Galicians found some spaces between the rojillo backline. In the 24th minute, de la Torre played the ball to Larsen after a fast break, and the Norwegian player scored the day's first goal. A minute later, it was Larsen who passed it to de la Torre with a cross from the right side to tap the ball. Osasuna tried to close the gap, but the visiting defenders cut every attempt by los rojillos. In the last minute of the first half, García fired a volley following a cross by defender Jesús Areso, but his shot went over the crossbar.

In the second half, head coach Jagoba Arrasate made some adjustments in his tactics as he looked for a comeback. Midfielder Pablo Ibáñez and defender Juan Cruz tried with a shot from outside the 18-yard box in the early minutes, but both attempts missed the target. Arrasate made some changes to create more damage from the flanks, but Celta’s backline continued to be a force. As the game ended, Celta got on a counterattack, and Douvikas sealed the game for his team.

Osasuna’s next game will be on Saturday, February 10, against Real Sociedad at Reale Arena. Kickoff is set for 4:15 p.m. CET (3:15 p.m. GMT/10:15 p.m. ET).

GAME NOTES

- Today's match was Osasuna's second meeting with RC Celta this season. Both teams last met in their season opener, where los rojillos defeated los celestes 2-0 at Estadio Abanca Balaídos on August 13, 2023. Both teams have met 78 times and 30 in the top flight. Los rojillos now hold a record of 31-11-36 (17-10-23 in the top flight).
- Defender David García became the 13th player to play 300 games for Osasuna.
- Midfielder Aimar Oroz made his 70th appearance as a rojillo.

BOX SCORE
CA Osasuna 0-3 RC Celta

GOALS:
CEL: Strand Larsen 8 (Luca de la Torre 3) 24’
CEL: Luca de la Torre 1 (Strand Larsen 2) 25’
CEL: Anastasios Douvikas 4 (Jaílson 1) 90’

DISCIPLINE:
OSA: David García (Yellow Card) 12’
OSA: Kike Barja (Yellow Card) 85’

CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Juan Cruz, David García (C), Jesús Areso, Rubén Peña (Kike Barja, m. 75), Moi Gómez (Aimar Oroz, m. 62), Ante Budimir, Pablo Ibáñez (Jose Arnaiz, m. 62), Raúl García (Rubén Garcia, m. 75), Alejandro Catena (Johan Mojica, m. 62), Iker Muñoz
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández, Pablo Valencia; Lucas Torró, Jon Moncayola, Jorge Herrando

RC Celta: Vicente Guaita; Óscar Mingueza, Unai Nuñez, Renato Tapia (C), Fran Beltran, Luca de la Torre (Manu Sánchez, m. 87), Jailson, Strand Larsen (Anastasios Douvikas, m. 62), Mihailo Ristic, Javier Manquillo (Tadeo Allende, m. 73), Carlos Domínguez  
Subs not used: Ivan Villar, Coke Carrillo; Carl Starfelt, Carlos Dotor, Iago Aspas, Franco Cervi, Kevin Vázquez, Miguel Rodríguez, Hugo Sotelo 

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/CEL
Shots: 18/6
Shots on Goal: 1/5
Corners: 9/1
Fouls: 10/10
Offsides: 0/2
Possession: 69.9%/30.1%

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas  
Assistant referees: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno & Teodoro Sobrino Magán 
Fourth official: Francisco Javier Expósito Jaramillo  
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande 
Assistant VAR: José Antonio Garrido Romero