Three speaking factors forward of Celta Vigo vs Barcelona | La Liga

It has been an extended worldwide break for Barcelona who’re lastly set to return to motion in opposition to a sophisticated opponent at a ruthless venue.

The Blaugrana, in any case, should journey to Galicia the place they tackle Celta Vigo at Municipal de Balaidos, a venue the place they haven’t loved a lot luck lately.

Two weeks after their final outing, the group welcomed Robert Lewandowski from his again damage however nonetheless have some key gamers out of motion together with younger Lamine Yamal, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Barcelona are, thus, removed from clear favourites.

Whereas Flick’s males are on prime of the league standings, Celta are in eleventh place with 17 factors after 13 video games and have received simply 5 video games this time period. Notably, nevertheless, they’re simply three factors away from a spot within the prime 6.

Barça Common brings you three speaking factors forward of Celta Vigo vs Barcelona.

Forgetting the hiccup

Barcelona should overlook about their defeat in opposition to Actual Sociedad. (Photograph by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Photos)

Barcelona have been very near finishing the proper window forward of the worldwide break after having crushed Sevilla, Bayern Munich, Actual Madrid, Espanyol and Crvena Zvezda in 5 successive video games final month.

Nevertheless, they fell quick on the last hurdle as they did not beat Actual Sociedad within the Basque nation and thus recorded solely their second defeat in La Liga this season.

The repercussions of dropping three factors have been huge because it helped Actual Madrid undo the harm Barcelona inflicted in El Clasico and introduced them again to the image on the standings.

Towards Celta Vigo, Hansi Flick’s males will attempt to get again to their profitable methods and put the unlucky consequence of their final sport previous them.

The 2-week break from membership soccer gave many gamers ample time to get better from accidents and earn some deserved relaxation. For others, it was one other robust run with the nationwide group, though not remotely as hectic because the membership calendar.

Again with contemporary minds and spirits, the group will look to strike again and as soon as once more present the world why the sport in opposition to Actual Sociedad was a one-off incident.

No Lamine Yamal

Barcelona can be with out Lamine Yamal in opposition to Celta Vigo. (Photograph by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Photos)

Lamine Yamal travelled with the group to the Basque nation two weeks in the past however was faraway from the squad hours earlier than kickoff after it turned obvious that he had discomfort in his ankle.

The participant’s setback was a direct results of a powerful problem he obtained in opposition to Crvena Zvezda and he thus stayed away from the nationwide group motion over the previous two weeks.

Regardless of taking two weeks of relaxation, Yamal shouldn’t be at his 100% and Hansi Flick confirmed that he won’t play any half within the group’s conflict tomorrow night time.

The event is worrying from the supervisor’s viewpoint, particularly when one considers how the Catalans have typically appeared misplaced on the sphere with out {the teenager}‘s artistic imaginative and prescient.

Additional, his absence will immediately impression Barcelona’s lethality on the counter-attack and the group’s means to change play dynamically.

The massive problem on Flick’s fingers is to bridge the hole with out having a like-for-like substitute.

A number of choices come to thoughts, with Fermin Lopez and Dani Olmo the obvious options as they will play on the wing to good impact. Pau Victor, nevertheless, additionally makes a powerful case to begin and it stays to be seen which strategy Flick opts for.

A stadium to concern

Barcelona’s report in opposition to Celta Vigo is sort of troubling. (Photograph by Octavio Passos/Getty Photos)

Municipal de Balaidos is one stadium the place Barcelona have struggled lately and heading to the Vigo-based venue will thus be an uphill battle for the league leaders.

The group received on the Galician group’s dwelling stadium final season courtesy of a 97th-minute penalty that Robert Lewandowski transformed. The report previous to that’s much less encouraging.

Aside from final season’s win, Barcelona have crushed Celta Vigo on the Balaidos solely as soon as after April 2015.

Of the ten video games performed on the venue after April 2015, the hosts have received 4 occasions, Barcelona twice and 4 video games have resulted in a draw.

Contemplating that each of Hansi Flick’s defeats in La Liga thus far and all their defeats this season have come on the street, the Blaugrana should be alert and guarantee they don’t slip to a second successive defeat.

In spite of everything, Celta Vigo’s solely defeats at dwelling thus far this season have come in opposition to Atletico Madrid and Actual Madrid.