Barcelona vs Celta Vigo – LaLiga Preview: Team news, how to follow, Stream

WHO: Barcelona vs Celta Vigo
What: Laliga Spanish
Where Lluis Companys Olimpic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
When: Saturday at 16:15 (14:15 GMT)

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Barcelona will try to extend its advantage at the top of LaLiga at seven points when they entertain Celta Vigo on Saturday.

The champions defending, Real Madrid, are second at the table, but they are not in action until Sunday when they face the Atlético Club.

League leaders are far from happy, however, with the programming of their games on the first Spanish flight while chasing a quadruple this season.

What is the Barcelona annoying about?

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has asked to meet with LaLiga’s officers for what he called a « joke » calendar, saying that Spanish football was not careful of the players.

The LaLiga game of the Catalan giants at Real Valladolid on Saturday, May 3, will start at 21:00 (19:00 GMT) after being moved from the beginning of the afternoon on Sunday, May 4.

This reprogramming still gives them less than three days to prepare for the point of view of the semifinal of the Pivotal Champions League in Inter Milan on May 6.

« I want to see this guy who is responsible for this. For me, it’s a joke, » Flick told a press conference on Friday.

« It’s amazing and we don’t have time to rest … the boys responsible for this, I want to argue with them, because they have no idea what it is. »

What can Barcelona win this season?

The Champions League is one of the three tournaments that Barcelona continues to compete, aggravating challenges related to the congestion of the device Flick knows after a spell -full spell in Bayern Munich.

But the German manager said that the situation facing his team before a huge European party would leave him « without words ».

« He never had it before. Each league protects his clubs when they play in the Champions League, especially in the semifinal, » he said.

« Bundesliga, Premier League, take care of the clubs. But here not. Just let them play. »

Barcelona already claimed the Spanish Super Cup earlier this season Defeat the real fierce rivals 5-2 in Saudi Arabia.

Photographic finish? 📸 pic.twitter.com/o8tr7lo0kq

– Laliga English (@laligaen) April 15, 2025

How is the book of forms for Barcelona?

Barcelona seeks to bounce after a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund The quarterfinals of the Champions League presented their first loss of 2025 on Tuesday, although the Catalans advanced to the semifinals 5-3 as a whole.

How are Celta Vigo’s ridge in LaLiga?

Celta Vigo is seventh place in the standings, pursuing European football and praised its 37 -year -old coach Claudio Giraldez, which came this season and raised a club that finished the last three campaigns in the lower half.

« I have the utmost respect for his work, he has trained a great team … It has nothing to do with his age, » said Flick.

« Celtic has a clear idea of how they want to play, they are very brave in their accumulation.

« For us, it is important that we show our strengths, maybe what we missed in Dortmund. We talked about the situations we had in Dortmund and we have to do it better tomorrow … we have to play at our highest level. In addition, they like their games. »

Raphinha on the left. 🇧🇷
Lamina on the right. 🇪🇸

What a duo on Barça’s wings … 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/8nvbezl6l2

– Laliga English (@laligaen) April 18, 2025

Head

This is the 58th meeting between the clubs, with Barcelona winning 28 times and Celta won on 13.

Barça are unbeaten in the last three encounters and have lost only one of the last six clashes between the sides.

When did Barcelona and Celta Vigo last meet?

Barça seemed to have claimed Celta victory at the Laliga meeting in November, as they had a 2-0 lead with only six minutes of normal time to play.

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski scored Barça’s goals, but after Marc Casado was sent in the 82nd minute, Celta claimed a 2-2 draw thanks to the goals of Alfon Gonzalez and Hugo Alvarez.