Celta and Barcelona meet that Saturday at the Balaídos Stadium, in a vital match for the aspirations of both teams. The blaugranas, who have seen Real Madrid escape by ten points, are now focusing on second place in the league, which would ensure their participation in the Champions League and the next Spanish Super Cup.
Xavi Hernández's team remains unfired, despite the reappearance of German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen and the magnificent performance of Lamine Yamal, author of a double against Granada.
The culé team needs to recover sensations after the unexpected draw against the Nasrid team (3-3) at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, especially in view of the Champions League round of 16 duel against Naples.
Celta is not going through its best moment either. With their last defeat against Getafe at the Coliseum, the Galician team only has a lead of three over Cádiz, which closes the relegation zone and whom it will visit in two weeks at the Nuevo Mirandilla.
Rafa Benítez's team has only won four games in the current league championship, two of them in Balaídos (Betis and Granada) and the same number at home (Almería and Osasuna). And they need to score points to move away from the relegation spots.
The match between Celta and Barcelona, corresponding to the twenty-fifth of LaLiga EA Sports, will be played this Saturday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on DAZN and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
