Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0
Best Odds: 11/1
Celta de Vigo and Barcelona will lock horns with each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Claudio Giráldez’s side and Hansi Flick’s team will be held at Estadio Abanca Balaídos and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Sunday.
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo are a major club in Spain and an established team in La Liga. Although they do not tend to challenge for the European places in the La Liga table, they do not end up among the sides fighting for survival in the top flight of Spanish football.
Los Celestes finished seventh in the La Liga table last season and are playing in the UEFA Europa League this campaign. Claudio Giráldez’s side, though, are not doing particularly well in the league at the moment, having picked up just 13 points from 11 matches. Celta are five points off the final European places in the La Liga table and are four points above the bottom three.
Celta will take on Dinamo Zagreb away from home in Croatia in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday before facing Barcelona at Estadio Abanca Balaídos in La Liga next Sunday. Los Celestes beat Levante 2-1 away from home in the league on Sunday, which came after a 2-0 victory over Puerto De Vega on the road in the Copa del Rey.
Team News:
Celta de Vigo are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against Barcelona. Andrei Radu will be in goal for the home team. Javi Rodriguez, Carl Starfelt and Marcos Alonso will be the three defenders. Fran Beltran and Ilaix Moriba will be the two holding midfielders and will have Oscar Mingueza and Sergio Carreira on either flank. Ferran Jutgla, Borja Iglesias and Bryan Zaragoza will be the three forwards.
Barcelona
Barcelona won La Liga last season and also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The plan for the Blaugrana in the 2025-26 campaign is to retain the Spanish championship as well as become the champions of Europe.
In regard to defending the La Liga title, Barcelona have fallen behind bitter rivals Real Madrid. Hansi Flick’s side are currently second in the league table with 25 points from 11 matches, five points behind Xabi Alonso’s side, with Villarreal two points behind them in third.
Barcelona will take on Club Brugge away from home in Belgium in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening before facing Celta de Vigo in La Liga next weekend. The defending Spanish champions beat Elche 3-1 at home in La Liga on Sunday.
After the win against Elche in La Liga this past weekend, Barcelona manager Flick said: “We have to improve.
“We are more confident with this victory, it is another step, but we have to continue.
“I am happy and we have to think positively about the games to come.”
Flick added: “We want to win in the Champions League and then in Vigo to take more steps forward.
“We have to be positive. I am happy with the victory against Elche.”
Team News:
Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Celta de Vigo. Wojciech Szczesny will be in goal for the Blaugrana and will have Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Eric García and Alejandro Balde in front of him in defence. Marc Casado and Frenkie de Jong will be the two holding midfielders. Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford will be the three attacking midfielders. Ferran Torres will lead the line for Barcelona.
Key Factors to Consider
- Celta de Vigo have lost 1 of their last 6 La Liga games.
- Celta de Vigo have scored 13 goals and given 14 assists n 11 La Liga games.
- Barcelona have scored 28 goals and conceded 13 goals in 11 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Barcelona have won 4 and lost 2 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
- Ferran Torres has scored 5 goals and given 1 assist in 10 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far this season.
Conclusion
While Celta de Vigo are not doing too badly at the moment, Barcelona are in better form and have a better team. It is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for the defending Spanish champions in this particular La Liga match.
Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-0
Best Odds: 11/1
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