Eduardo Berizzo hails Celta Vigo's performance

Celta Vigo boss Eduardo Berizzo has praised his side for their "perfect first half" in Sunday's 2-1 win at Sevilla.

The Sky Blues took a 2-0 lead inside the opening 26 minutes at the Estadio Ramon, before Fernando Llorente got one back for Sevilla early in the second half.

Celta held on to secure all three points, however, and continue their unbeaten start to the season, which has left them in the top four in the La Liga table.

"We had a perfect first half, in which we played the ball very intelligently. It was our best first half of the season," he told reporters.

"In the second half, with Fernando Llorente on for Sevilla, they pinned us back, but the team played with sufficiency, purpose and could've scored more on the counterattack.

"It was important to win a match like this, at such a difficult venue and against such great opponents, after [the 3-3 draw with] Las Palmas, which raised doubts."

Next up for Celta is a La Liga clash against Barcelona on Wednesday.