In this week 36 match on May 10th, Barcelona will host Celta de Vigo in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Barcelona sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Mallorca. Memphis Depay struck first for Barcelona in the 25th minute on a feed from Jordi Alba, then Sergio Busquets added another in the 54th minute. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Celta de Vigo recorded a 1-1 draw against Granada. Antonio Puertas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo on an own goal in the 72nd minute, then Luis Milla tied it up for Granada in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Granada a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Celta de Vigo and Barcelona battled to a 3-3 draw. Ansu Fati struck first for Barcelona in the 5th minute, then Sergio Busquets added another in the 18th minute .
Celta de Vigo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nolito and Fran Beltrán each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay have been the hottest scorers for Barcelona in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Xavier Hernández Creus’s Barcelona squad will be without Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti, Marc-André ter Stegen, Lopez and Gonzalez Iglesias, while Eduardo Germán Coudet’s Celta de Vigo squad will be without Hugo Mallo and Rubén Blanco.