Celta strikes down Rafa Benítez and puts Giráldez, coach of the subsidiary, in charge of the team. Celta has barely won five games in 28 days and after Cádiz's victory against Atlético it is only two points away from the relegation places.

“He has not obtained the expected results,” explains the club in a statement. ‘We brought an architect (for Campos) and now a good engineer is coming, who will lay the foundations for a splendorous future,’ warned Celta president Marián Mouriño.