Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Prediction: Time to Gain Full Points

Vigo, Beritasatu.com – After failing to gain points last week, Barcelona has the opportunity to get three points when they travel to Celta Vigo headquarters. The two teams will clash on matchday 25th Spanish League at the Municipal de Balaidos Stadium, Sunday (18/2/2024) at 00.30 WIB.

On paper, Barcelona is favored over Celta Vigo. Not only from the composition of the players, but also the position of the two teams in the standings. Blaugrana is in third place in the standings by collecting 51 points. Meanwhile, Celta Vigo has only pocketed 20 points, scattered in 17th position.

Victory is certainly Barcelona's target. Los Cules need additional maximum points to catch Real Madrid at the top of the standings. Barca is 10 points behind Madrid. If they fail to win again, Barca's chances of retaining the La Liga title will become even more difficult.

The team coached by Xavi Hernandez does not want to slip up and lose points considering that the two rivals above them are getting further away. In other words, the Catalan giants must win to maintain their position and maintain their hopes of retaining the La Liga title.

It is not difficult for Barca to beat Celta Vigo. In the last five meetings, Barcelona bagged three wins, one draw and one defeat. Barcelona's defeat to Celta occurred at Balaidos on June 5 2023. So it was an opportunity for revenge.

However, carrying out the mission of revenge is not easy. The reason is that Barca still has problems with game consistency, including when they drew 3-3 against Granada last weekend. Not to mention a number of pillars that have not yet recovered from injuries.

If Barcelona is inconsistent, Celta Vigo is even worse, namely inconsistent. From 24 matches, Celta Vigo has only won four. One of them was by humiliating Osasuna at home in Week 23. However, last week, Celta performed poorly again and were finally defeated by Getafe with a score of 2-3.

However, that doesn't mean Celta Vigo has no hope at all. The hosts can provide fierce resistance, even winning points. The condition is to play collectively throughout the match. The only way to play is a team that has a better player composition.

Only one strip above the red zone, victory is a fixed price for Celta Vigo. But the question is can Rafael Benitez's troops beat Barca at Balaidos like last season? Come on, let's watch it together!

Estimated line-up:

Celta Vigo: Vicente Guaita, Oscar Mingueza, Unai Nunez, Carlos Domínguez, Javier Manquillo, Jailson, Fran Beltran, Mihailo Ristic, Renato Tapia, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Luca De La Torre

Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Inigo Martinez, Joao Cancelo, Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski