{"id":49686,"date":"2014-09-21T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T13:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49686"},"modified":"2014-09-21T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T13:25:12","slug":"atletico-held-at-home-by-celta-vigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=49686","title":{"rendered":"Atletico held at home by Celta Vigo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Atletico Madrid blew the chance to go top of La Liga after they drew 2-2 with Celta Vigo at the Vicente Calderon.<\/p>\n<p>Celta midfielder Pablo Hernandez audaciously put the visitors ahead with a spectacular backheeled volley.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico defender Miranda equalised from close range and the hosts took the lead when centre-back Diego Godin headed home from a Gabi corner.<\/p>\n<p>But Celta forward Nolito converted from the penalty spot after a clumsy foul by Miranda to secure a point for Celta.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions Atletico had\u00a0beaten rivals Real Madrid 2-1\u00a0in La Liga last time out but\u00a0lost 3-2 away to Olympiakos\u00a0in the Champions League during the week.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pablo Hernandez\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77720000\/jpg\/_77720523_pablo-hernandez-celebrate-afp.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"249\" \/><strong>Celta Vigo midfielder Pablo Hernandez, third right, celebrates his spectacular opening goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The hosts started slowly and were punished in the 19th minute with a superb goal which owed much to a brilliant improvisation from Celta&#8217;s Hernandez. who backheeled into the net after he got on the end of a high ball from Carles Planas.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico equalised just after the half-hour mark in more conventional fashion when Koke&#8217;s free-kick into the penalty area picked out the run of Miranda and the Brazilian defender guided the ball home from close range.<\/p>\n<p>The home side, with coach Diego Simeone watching from the stands while he\u00a0serves an eight-match touchline ban,\u00a0took the lead from another set-piece four minutes before the break when Gabi&#8217;s corner was met by the towering head of Uruguay centre-back Godin.<\/p>\n<p>However, Celta were presented with an opportunity to level from the penalty spot just after the break when Planas cleverly turned Miranda, who clumsily barged him over.<\/p>\n<p>Half-time substitute Nolito duly sent Atletico goalkeeper Moya the wrong way as he dispatched the spot-kick low into the bottom-left corner of the net.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Diego Godin\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77720000\/jpg\/_77720894_diegogodinafp.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"249\" \/><strong>Defender Diego Godin punches the air after heading in Atletico Madrid&#8217;s second goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nolito\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77720000\/jpg\/_77720525_nolitopenaltyafp.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"249\" \/><\/strong><strong>Celta Vigo substitute Nolito equalises emphatically from the penalty spot to make it 2-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid blew the chance to go top of La Liga after they drew 2-2 with Celta Vigo at the Vicente Calderon. 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