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Valencia and Celta Vigo kicked off their La Liga campaigns with a disappointing goalless draw. In stark contrast to their previous high-scoring encounters, today's match offered little in the way of goalmouth action, played out in the sweltering Spanish heat. Unsurprisingly, boos echoed around the Mestalla at the final whistle.
Clear-cut chances were a rarity in the first half. It wasn't until the 42nd minute that Valencia's goalkeeper, Stole Dimitrievski, was forced into a significant save from Javi Rodriguez's header.
The second half saw little improvement in tempo. Celta Vigo once again created the most dangerous opportunity, with Marcos Alonso firing a dangerous shot from the edge of the box just wide a minute before regular time expired. Valencia responded with a long-range effort from Guido Rodriguez, but it failed to trouble the visitors' Romanian goalkeeper, Ionuț Radu.
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