Elche loses to Celta Vigo 1-0

The result followed its opening-year Copa del Rey elimination with a 1-0 loss at third-tier team Ceuta. It was the group's third game following the introduction of new coach Pablo Machín. Before the year was through, his debut game resulted in a 2-0 defeat for Atlético Madrid. Elche, a team from the same-named Spanish city in the southeast, has dropped 12 of its first 16 league contests, including the last five.

Iago Aspas, an experienced striker, scored the game-winning goal for Celta in the fifth minute to snap an eight-game league losing streak. It beat Real Betis in October for its most recent triumph. It had also been eliminated from the midweek Copa del Rey. The victory moved the Vigo team up to 16th place, three points above the danger zone for relegation.