Barcelona will travel to the Estadio Municipal de Balaidos stadium this Sunday in a bid to increase the pace on La Liga when they take on Celta Vigo who occupies the 11th position in the league.
It should bring an interesting rivalry of two teams that play quite differently and have rather different goals.
In recent weeks, Celta has shown they are a tough team to beat, especially in attack, especially evidenced in their game against Real Betis with Aspas leading the charge.
Good thing though that this 2-2 draw pointed out that Celta is capable of going against the bigger teams.
The hosts enter to this match with quite comfortable positions on the mid-table, earned 17 points after 13 games.
However, they have been rather weak at the back, having shipped as many as 22 goals, which only the teams occupying the relegation zone have done worse in the division.
The main star of the Celta team, it will be Iago Aspas who should create chances for a team in addition to scoring goals.
His vision is entirely matched by his technical prowess in an attacking sense capable of exploiting spaces in the Barcelona defensive line.
The player to watch also has to be Denis Suarez, a creative and supporting force in the midfield area.
While Barcelona was preparing for this match, they had failed 1-0 to Real Sociedad in their previous game and will have to produce an improved performance this weekend.
The Blaugrana has been the most dominant team perhaps in the entire span of the Spanish first division this season and goes to their 13 matches with eleven wins and two losses to show placing them at the preeminent of the division with 33 points.
The league’s leading goal scorer Robert Lewandowski will be keen to add more goals to his tally. He is ever dangerous in the box due to his experience and the poaching skills.
Also, Pedri as the inventive player and the one that can maintain the pace of the match in the central linked area will be important for Barcelona’s victory.
Prediction
Both of these football teams currently are well-matched and this game should prove to be interesting.
When Celta plays at their home they are sure to come out strong and push themselves in attacking but Barca has the superior quality in the team and more players on the bench is always a big factor in close games.
Prediction: Celta Vigo 1 – 3 Barcelona
