La Liga: Celta Vigo vs Barcelona live
Preview
Barcelona travel to the Abanca-Balaidos to face Celta Vigo in round 13 of the 2021/22 La Liga campaign. The match kicks off at 16:15 CET with referee Alejandro Hernandez in charge of this fixture. Barcelona will look to bag a win to mark the likely end of Sergi Barjuan’s tenure as interim coach whereas Celta Vigo will also fight to earn maximum points to put them in a better league position.
Celta Vigo have been poor in this season’s La Liga, taking only 11pts after 12 league games. They have won only once in their last five game, losing three and securing a 0-0 draw in their game against Rayo Vallecano. Celta Vigo currently sit at 15th in the league table.
Barcelona have also suffered greatly this season in La Liga, leading to the termination of manager Ronald Koeman’s contract and his subsequent departure from the club. Barca have only managed 16pts after 11 games and are 10th in the league. They have won twice, lost twice and recorded a draw in their last five games across all competitions. Sergi Barjuan’s tenure as interim coach has so far resulted in a 1-1 draw against Alaves and a narrow 1-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in the UCL. With today likely to be Sergi’s final game in charge, as the club prepare to announce legend, Xavi, as new manager, a win for Barca could be on the cards to build up the momentum ahead of a new era.
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Head-to-head
Barcelona and Celta Vigo have had equal share of wins (two each) in their last five encounters in La Liga, with one game ending in a 2-2 draw. Their last encounter in May ended 2-1 in favour of Celta Vigo.
Prediction
Although both teams have had a poor run of games, Barcelona stand a great chance of winning this game considering the quality in their team. It definitely won’t be an easy win as Celta would give their all to also ensure they get something out of the game.
Lineup
Celta Vigo XI: Dituro; Mallo, Aidoo, Murillo, Galan; Tapia; Solari, Suarez, Nolito; Galhardo, Aspas
Barcelona XI: ter Stegen; Alba, Lenglet, Garcia, Mingueza; de Jong, Busquets, Gonzalez; Fati, Depay, Gavira
