Barcelona have been virtually unstoppable this season underneath Hansi Flick, struggling solely three defeats throughout all competitions, most just lately towards Actual Sociedad simply earlier than the worldwide break.
Seated atop the La Liga standings, the Blaugrana will subsequent face off towards Celta Vigo after the worldwide window away at Balaidos.
Not a cheerful looking floor
Nevertheless, as Hansi Flick & co. put together themselves for the journey to Galicia in per week, their document at Balaidos in latest historical past doesn’t encourage an entire lot of confidence.
Certainly, Celta Vigo have traditionally fared properly towards Barcelona at house. In actual fact, of the Catalans’ final ten visits to Balaidos, they’ve solely claimed victory on three events.
Celta emerged victorious in 4 matches, while the remaining three resulted in attracts. And it’s one thing that Flick & co. can be desirous to set proper.
Barça haven’t been very profitable at Balaidos up to now decade. (Picture by Octavio Passos/Getty Photos)
Final season, Barcelona received 1-2 towards Celta at Balaidos via a penalty transformed by Robert Lewandowski seven minutes previous the ninety-minute mark, when all the pieces pointed in the direction of a last draw.
Previous to that, the Blaugrana defeated Celta again in October 2020, with Ansu Fati scoring in a 3-0 victory.
The third victory within the final decade for Barça towards Celta at Balaidos got here all the way in which again in September 2015 – a 1-0 win.
In the meantime, Celta’s most up-to-date victory towards Barcelona at Balaidos occurred lower than a yr and a half in the past.
On 4 June 2023, the Galician outfit was preventing for survival while Barcelona had already secured the La Liga title. The match resulted in a 2-1 victory for the hosts, with Gabri Veiga scoring each of Celta’s targets.
This yr, Claudio Giráldez’s Celta Vigo facet has proven reliability at Balaidos. They’ve received 4 matches, drawn one, and misplaced two towards prime groups – Actual Madrid and Atlético, although they deserved higher fortune in each circumstances.
As such, the journey to Balaidos can be a difficult take a look at for Hansi Flick and his brigade proper after the worldwide break, particularly with some health issues surrounding key gamers.