Barcelona vs Celta Vigo: La Liga text updates, goals and stats

Barcelona have the chance to restore their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga when they host Celta Vigo on Wednesday

Real Madrid beat Alaves at home on Tuesday and moved on six points behind Barca but Hansi Flick’s side remain huge favorites to retain the title.

Celta are sixth and well placed to secure a place in next season’s Europa League, but will arrive in Catalonia on the back of a run of four defeats in five games in all competitions.

« We had a very heavy load of games and training, » said head coach Claudio Giraldez. “We need to get back to our best selves—the best version of each of us, mine first.

« We know we haven’t been playing well in the last few games and I can see that everyone is trying to understand why and correct the aspects of our game that are not going well.

« Barcelona have every attacking resource a football team can have, but we hurt them in the games we played against them. »

Where to watch Barca vs Celta Vigo: TV channel, live streaming online

Barcelona v Celta Vigo kicks off at 20:30 BST / 15:30 ET / 12:30 PT on Wednesday, with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming on a wide range of devices via the Premier Sports app.

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Barcelona vs Celta Vigo Stats

• Barcelona are unbeaten in the last five editions of the fixture (D1) and have won the last four at home since losing 2-1 in May 2021.
• Barca’s 4-2 win over Celta Vigo last November ended a run of six meetings between the teams that ended in a draw or were decided by no more than a goal, although the hosts equalized twice
• The two teams have scored in each of their last six matches against each other (28 goals in total) and in nine of their last 10 such matches
• The last 47 matches between Barca and Celta Vigo have featured at least one goal since the draw at Celta Vigo in February 1999.
• Barca have won their last eight domestic matches, including five wins by exactly three goals on the road
• Only Liga top scorer Kylian Mbappe (23 goals and four assists) has more direct goals this season than Barca’s Lamine Yamal (15 goals, 11 assists)
• Having conceded more than once in one of their previous eight games in all competitions (2-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid), Celta Vigo have conceded at least twice in each of their last six games
• All four of their wins in their last 10 games have come away from home, as they remain unbeaten in their last five in La Liga (W2)
• Marcos Alonso attempted (1948) and completed (1756) the third most passes this season League
• Pau Coubarsi leads in both respects (2,339 attempts, 2,213 completed), ahead of Barca team-mate Eric Garcia (1,972 attempts, 1,817 completed)