Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Madrid and Celta Vigo square off against each other at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in the closing match of Sunday’s program. Los Blancos quickly bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Villarreal, with the team beating Cadiz at the weekend, but that is not going to help them defend the title. Anyhow, the hope dies last, and we are positive that Karim Benzema and Co. will go all guns blazing at Os Celeste. Defender Ferland Mendy remains in the recovery room, but both Vinicius Junior and Toni Kroos are back to contention.
The Galicians, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Mallorca on Monday evening, and, no doubt, they face an uphill task against the reigning champions. Since Los Blancos had 35 goal attempts (11 on target) in the triumph over Cadiz, home win should be considered. As for the away team, midfielder Gabri Veiga is back from suspension, while goalkeeper Diego Alves has yet to overcome his injury.
Highlighted Player (Karim Benzema):
Striker Karim Benzema came through his youth club Bron Terraillon in Olympique Lyon were he went through all the youth teams.
On January 15, 2005 Benzema made his debut for the first team of Lyon that season but did not have much playing time. In the 2007-2008 season he was indeed a permanent fixture in the team and he got his break . He grew that season right into a crowd favorite and clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan showed interest in him.
Benzema in 2008 (like 2005, 2006, and 2007) was in the champions with Olympique Lyon and had no interest in leaving France. In 2008, Karim was named best French footballer.
Highlighted Team (Celta Vigo):
Celta de Vigo is a Spanish football club from Vigo in the Galicia region. The club was founded in 1923 after a fusion between Real Club Fortuna de Vigo and Real Vigo Sporting. From 1997 until 2003 Celta de Vigo managed to become a strong team in the Primera Division. Highlight was season 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the knock out stage of the Champions League but in the same season the team got downgraded to the Segunda Division.
Celta de Vigo hosts it’s home games in the Estadio Balaidos stadium which holds a capacity of 31 8000 seats. The club colors of Celta de Vigo are baby blue and white. The club is known by the nickname Celtinas and their biggest rival is Deportivo la Coruna which is from the same region as Celta de Vigo.
The biggest achievement of Celta de Vigo is winning the Intertoto cup in 2000 and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey in 1948, 1994 and 2001. Known players that wore the Celta de Vigo jersey are Jordi Cruyff, Diego Costa, Sasa Illic, Makelele, Nene and Sylvinho.