**Radu**: A hero at the Metropolitano, but a villain three days later at Balaídos. He failed to handle Arriaga’s long-range strike for the 1-1 equalizer, a mistake that changed the game. After that, the Romanian goalkeeper looked shaky. He had started well with a solid low save to deny Arriaga earlier. **Rating: Fail**
**Javi Rodríguez**: As solid as ever. Levante created no danger down his side, neither with Tunde in the first half nor with Iker Losada in the second. He pushed forward in the final minutes, more with heart than head. **Rating: Pass**
**Yoel Lago**: Stifled one of the league’s revelations, Carlos Espí. The two had a physical battle worthy of Greco-Roman wrestling. A costly misjudgment from the defender led to a Levante chance that hit the post and could have made it 2-4. **Rating: Pass**
**Marcos Alonso**: His lapse in concentration for Levante’s 2-3 was double and lethal for Celta. First, he gave the ball away, leading to a corner; then, from the set piece, he lost track of Brugué, who scored unmarked. Overexcited in the late surge. **Rating: Fail**
**Javi Rueda**: Good thing Giráldez said the wing-back had been carrying discomfort. He served the 2-1 goal to Jutglà on a plate after outpacing Pampín. His teammates also found him in behind to create danger. Subbed off in the 65th minute as a precaution. **Rating: Pass**
**Sotelo**: His inconsistent season summed up in one game. At times he controlled the tempo, but lacked continuity. Too many short passes. **Rating: Pass**
**Fer López**: Everywhere on the pitch. Increasingly playing as an attacking midfielder. He had the first chance in the 3rd minute with a run from deep, and threaded a sensational pass to set up Rueda for the 1-2. He kept driving the team until the end, though he lacked clarity once Levante parked the bus. **Rating: Pass**
Fer López reacts after missing a goal-scoring opportunity. (LALO R. VILLAR)
**Carreira**: Played more as an interior than a wing-back. That role initially surprised Levante, but they adjusted as the game went on. Lacked physical and mental freshness in the closing stages. **Rating: Pass**
**Iago Aspas**: Less influential than expected. Only appeared between the lines. He set up Fer López in front of the rival keeper for Celta’s first real chance, and with the score at 1-0, he shot aiming for the top corner. Faded as the game went on, and Giráldez took him off at the first stoppage. **Rating: Pass**
**Jutglà**: Scored a brace and was a constant threat. The first goal was pure Jutglà, combining movement, ball control, and finishing. The second saw him perfectly position himself to finish Rueda’s gift. He is in rich form, with nine league goals, seven in the second half of the season. Celta’s best player.
9⃣ goals for the 9⃣ in @LaLiga 🙋 pic.twitter.com/tNP0rUxNHb — Celta (@RCCelta) May 12, 2026
**Hugo Álvarez**: Versatile. He showed his class in the 1-0 by initiating the one-two that Jutglà converted. Caused problems for Levante by drifting inside and also going wide. Had a double chance in first-half stoppage time. Couldn’t maintain the level after halftime and was substituted alongside Aspas and Rueda. **Rating: Pass**
**Borja Iglesias** (for Aspas): He wasted his only chance, one he usually finishes. Bumped into Levante’s packed defense repeatedly. **Rating: Pass**
**Pablo Durán** (for Rueda): Also missed a very promising chance to make it 3-3. Came on to play as a right wing-back, an experiment that lasted 10 minutes. **Rating: Pass**
**Swedberg** (for Hugo Álvarez): Had little impact as a substitute this time. Struggled to get into the game and barely showed anything until stoppage time, when his close-range effort missed the target. He claimed a corner, but the referee gave a goal kick. **Rating: Pass**
**El-Abdellaoui** (for Jutglà): The Moroccan’s pace revitalized the team. Caused Levante problems with a couple of low crosses. Claimed a penalty from Manu Sánchez for a foul outside the box that the referee didn’t award. **Rating: Pass**
Celta 2 – Levante 3 | Giráldez: “Our level is the same as Levante, Oviedo, Mallorca…”
Celta 2 – Levante 3 – Another Primera comeback.
**Mingueza** (for Sotelo): Better than any other Celta player at exploiting Levante’s weakness: balls in behind the defense. He announced himself with a pinpoint pass to Pablo Durán, then followed up with another ‘candy’ for Borja Iglesias. He intelligently combined the roles of holding midfielder and wing-back. Given his impact, he came on too late. **Rating: Pass**