If you’re a FC Barcelona supporter, then you’re probably smiling for all sorts of reasons right now. Your team is heading into a home clash with Celta Vigo sitting on top of the table by four points over your hated arch-rival Real Madrid. Oh and Madrid are seeing their manager bolting for the Brazil job in a couple weeks.
That’s domestically, but in continental competition, there is both joy in Catalonia and misery in Madrid too.
Los Blancos crashed out of the Champions League last night while Barca sailed on to the UCL semifinals on the previous evening. So, in other words, more Real Madrid schadenfreude and Barca bliss!
Barca vs Celta Vigo FYIs
Kick: Sat. April 19, Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Catalonia
Google Result Probability Barcelona 74% Draw 15% Celta Vigo 11%
La Liga Standings: Barcelona 1st, 70 pts Celta Vigo 7th, 43 pts
Barca Team News vs Celta Vigo
Having emerged unscathed from the UCL clash with Borussia Dortmund (a second leg of the tie that was dead rubber, because Barca already won the tie in the first leg), there is no team news to speak of right now.
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction vs Celta Vigo
Wojcieh Szczesny; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin; Frenkie De Jong, Gavi; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha; Robert Lewandowski
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