Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Celta Vigo will look to build on a come-from-behind win over Sevilla when they face Rayo Vallecano at their Estadio de Balaidos on Sunday. Os Celeste quickly bounced back from a heavy 4-0 loss to Real Madrid, but their Primera Division status is still in danger. Former Roma winger Carles Perez is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring a beautiful goal against los Sevillanos, while all Javier Manquillo, Williot Swedberg, Mihailo Ristic, Renato Tapia, and Lucas de la Torre remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Real Betis and they managed to get one, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, we predict that they are going to share the spoils at “Balaidos”. Both Raul de Tomas and Florian Lejeune are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Radamel Falcao):
Radamel Falcao, nicknamed the “Colombian Tiger”, is considered one of the best players in the history of Colombian football. The 177-cm-tall attacker is well known for his brilliant finishing and his header technique gives him an advantage in aerial battles with opposition defenders.
Falcao was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 10 February, 1986 and he started his senior career at Lanceros Boyaca. He played for Argentine giants River Plate between 2005 and 2009 and in 2009 he joined Porto. After scoring 41 goals in 51 league appearances for the Dragons, Falcao signed for Atletico Madrid on 18 August 2011 for a fee of €40 million.
The Colombian attacker helped los Rojiblancos win Europa League trophy in 2012, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played for Monaco in the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 campaign and in 2014 he signed a loan deal with Manchester United. He scored just 4 goals in 26 league appearances for the Red Devils and was later loaned to Chelsea before returning to Stade Louis II.
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.