Elche tied 0-0 with its guest, Celta Vigo, on Sunday, in the eighth round of the Spanish Football League.
The match, which was held at Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium, the stronghold of the Elche team, did not witness any goals, leaving each team content with a point.
With this draw, Elche remains in the danger zone, as it occupies seventeenth place with 6 points, gained from one victory and 3 draws.
As for Celta Vigo, it has 8 points in ninth place, knowing that the team awaits a difficult confrontation at home next Thursday against the Italian Juventus in the European League.
Celita Vigo finished last season in sixth place, while Elche narrowly avoided relegation, occupying fifteenth place, one point behind the first relegated team, Real Mallorca.
Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen completed a perfect weekend after winning the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in the Formula 1 World Championship, on Sunday, at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, after he had achieved first place on Saturday in the short “Sprint” race in which he also started from the first line.
This achievement came in the 17th round (out of 23) in a remarkable way on a track that the Dutchman had never won or even started from the lead position in 9 previous attempts, since his first appearance with the Toro Rosso team in 2015.
The “Singapore Grand Prix” race is; Spanning 62 laps, it is one of the most physically and mentally exhausting races on the Formula 1 calendar, in light of the constant threat of the harsh concrete walls that surround the street circuit.
Extremely high temperatures and humidity may cause drivers to lose 3 kilograms or more of fluids during a race that may often extend for the maximum permissible of two hours.
Verstappen said: “It took some time, but I think this race was very good,” as he celebrated two consecutive victories after he won in Malaysia 7 days ago, achieving his first victories in 2026.
He added: “We had speed when we needed it on the soft and medium tyres. Therefore; “I am very happy to win here.”
Charles Leclerc from Monaco (Ferrari) came second, more than 9 seconds behind Verstappen, while Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the podium by claiming third place, which allowed him to move away from the top of the overall standings by 100 and two points from his Mercedes teammate, the Briton George Russell, who finished ninth after starting from 19th place.
Briton Lando Norris, McLaren driver, came in fourth place, ahead of his Australian colleague Oscar Piastri, and behind them was Briton Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes driver.
New Zealander Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) came seventh, followed by German Nico Hulkenberg (Audi), Russell (Mercedes), and Frenchman Isaac Hajjar (Red Bull).
Gianpiero Gasperini, the coach of the Roma team, said that the red card received by the Dutchman Donnel Malen, the team's striker, spoiled the match between Roma and its host Como, stressing that his player did not intend to harm the opponent.
Gasperini spoke to the “DAZN” platform after his team’s goalless draw with Como, on Sunday, in the sixth round of the Italian Football League, which is the first match to end with that result in the first 54 matches in the competition.
Because of Malen's expulsion, Argentine Paulo Dybala became Roma's only striker in the match, and Gasperini praised him, saying: "I think Dybala was wonderful, especially in the second half when we were outnumbered."
He added: “He dealt with difficult situations, at a time when we were playing with a numerical disadvantage, and like the rest of his teammates, I think he gave a wonderful performance. I do not remember that he lost the ball, and he had chances to score in the first half, but what he presented in the match was exceptional.”
Gasperini appeared nervous when he was asked during the interview about the red card that Malin received.
Gasperini said: “I don’t know, that mistake was repeated before that game.”
He added: “I think it is difficult to say that he intervened violently. That was his reaction after he was obstructed, and he also touched the ball. The jump may look bad, but he was not doing it with the intention of harming.”
Gasperini continued: “This incident spoiled the match. After the expulsion, the match lost some of its luster.”
