Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Estadio de Balaidos will host Saturday’s football game between Celta Vigo and Barcelona, the two teams who have been performing below expectations in the 2021/2022 La Liga campaign. Os Celeste head into the match following a goalless draw with Rayo Vallecano, with the team eyeing their fourth win of the season. The bad news for the hosts is that influential attacker Santi Mina suffered an injury in the last league match.
Augusto Solari is widely expected to replace the former Valencia man in the starting XI. Barca, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves. Interim manager Sergi Barjuan and his men aim to keep their title hopes alive, but seeing that all Gerard Pique, Kun Aguero, Sergi Roberto, Pedri, Martin Braithwaite, and Moussa Wague are sidelined with injuries, we are tempted to put our money on draw.
Highlighted Player (Hugo Mallo):
Hugo Mallo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Celta Vigo as a full back. Mallo, who is a capable of playing at centre back if needed, was born in Marin on 22 June, 1991 and he has been playing for Os Celeste since 2009.
During his youth career Hugo Mallo played for the likes of Porvir and Pontevedra, but he made the biggest progress at Celta Vigo. The Celta defender has three caps for Spain U21 team and he played for the U19 and the U20 teams as well in the past. On 9 January, 2013, Mallo suffered a serious knee injury and, as a result, he was forced to miss the rest of the season.
The right-footed player has a contract with Celta Vigo which expires on 30 June, 2019. You should bear in mind that he scored one goal in 34 appearances for the Galician outfit in the 2015/2016 Primera Division campaign. In the 2014/2015 campaign he scored four goals for Celta in the national championship.
Highlighted Team (Barcelona):
Barcelona is a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Barca were founded in 1899 and they are regarded as one of the greatest clubs in world football. The Catalan giants won their 24th La Liga title in 2016, with Luis Suarez winning “El Pichichi” award. Barcelona have won five European Cup trophies and a number of top-class players were part of the team in the past.
The likes of Hristo Stoichkov, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Pep Guardiola are some of many players that played for Barca in the past, but, no doubt, Leo Messi has established himself as the club’s trademark. Barcelona welcome their rivals at Camp Nou, the stadium that was built in 1957.
Barcelona’s local rivals are Espanyol, but the rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid is much bigger. The two La Liga giants face each other in “El Clasico”, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world football. Barca are famous for their football youth school La Masia as well.