VIGO: Celta Vigo beat Levante 2-0 in the La Liga on Friday, dealing the visitors a fourth consecutive loss.
Brais Mndez struck in the 51st minute when the midfielder chipped a pass by Iago Aspas to gently lift it around goalkeeper Daniel Crdenas.
Aspas had to be substituted because of an apparent leg injury shortly after the opener. His substitute Augusto Solari put the result beyond doubt in the 74th when he finished off a team buildup by rifling in a cross from Aarn Martn.
Celta also lost Renato Tapia and Jeison Murillo to apparent leg injuries.
Celta, who are in the relegation zone when coach Eduardo Coudet took over in November, moved into ninth place.
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