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Celta Vigo vs Barcelona live: Hosts need a win against champions to guarantee safety

La Liga / Matchday 38
Estadio Abanca-Balaídos / 04.06.2023
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Matt Jones

Updated 04/06/2023 at 21:08 GMT


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HERE WE GO
Celta Vigo kick things off to a huge roar from the home fans
19:58
KICK OFF APPROACHING
We're moments away from getting underway. We'll keep you updated with all the action from this game, as well as anything that happens elsewhere in the relegation battle
19:56
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Pedri scored the only goal when Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-0 earlier this season. In fact, Barca have lost just one of their last seven H2Hs, when Santiago Mina scored a brace in a 2-1 Celta victory in May 2021
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19:54
ALCARAZ AND DJOKOVIC STILL ON PARIS COLLISION COURSE
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic remain on course to meet in the French Open semi-finals after reaching the last eight today. Here's the latest from their round-of-16 matches
19:52
LEWANDOWSKI ROUNDS OFF TERRIFIC DEBUT SEASON
Robert Lewandowski has netted 33 goals in all competitions since joining Barcelona last summer. It's been a phenomenal season, capped off by winning La Liga, and he's now landed some personal recognition as well
19:50
ELSEWHERE IN SPAIN
Osasuna have beaten Girona to claim a European spot for the first time since 2006/07, while Real Madrid have just about held on to second place ahead of Atletico
19:46
QUITE THE WELCOME FOR CELTA VIGO
The home fans have turned out in force to cheer their team on tonight. They'll be hoping they can be the difference between La Liga and Segunda football next season
19:42
LAST DAY IN ITALY
It's a busy day across Europe, where the Spanish, French and Italian leagues reach their conclusions today. We've got you covered for all the drama from Serie A
19:38
CAN BARCELONA BREACH THE 90 POINT MARK?
Champions Barcelona are looking to reach 90 points for the first time since the 2017/18 season. They're on 88 at the moment, so will get there with a win
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19:34
CELTA IN DIRE FORM
The problem for Celta Vigo is their form of late has been appalling - winning just one of their last 11 games to plummet down the table and pile the pressure on manager Carlos Carvalhal, who took charge at the back end of 2022
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19:30
WHAT'S REQUIRED
So, Celta Vigo come into this game in 17th place in La Liga on 40 points. A win and they stay up, but after that, it becomes a bit more murky. Real Valladolid are just below them on 39. They will stay up at Celta's expense if they finish level on points due to a better head-to-head record
19:26
FRENCH OPEN HEADING INTO ITS SECOND WEEK
We're reaching the business end of the second grand slam of the year, and we've got you covered for all the late night action from Paris
19:22
CHANGES FOR BARCELONA TOO
There's not as much riding on this for Barcelona, who've already long been confirmed as La Liga champions. Xavi makes six changes, bringing in Sergi Roberto, Marcos Alonso, Franck Kessie, Eric Garcia, Raphinha and Ferran Torres for Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele
19:20
FIVE CHANGES FOR CELTA VIGO
Celta Vigo suffered a pretty poor 1-0 defeat to Cadiz last time out and make five changes from that game - Oscar Mingueza, Carlos Dominguez, Fran Beltran, Luca de la Torre and Haris Seferovic come in for Hugo Mallo, Joseph Aidoo, Renato Tapia, Miguel Rodriguez and Jorgen Strand-Larsen
19:18
STARTING LINE UPS
CELTA VIGO: Villar; Mingueza, Dominguez, Nunez, Galan; Veiga, Beltran, Oscar Rodriguez; Perez, Seferovic, de la Torre
Subs: Joel, Carrillo, Mallo, Vazquez, Solari, Swedberg, Tapia Cervi, Strand-Larsen, Miguel Rodriguez, Paciencia, Aspas
BARCELONA: ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, Christensen, Alonso; Kessie, Garcia, de Jong; Raphinha, Lewandwoski, Torres
Subs: Pena, Tenas, Hernandez, Porre, Prim, Gavi, Dembele, Guiu, Fati, Rodriguez
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19:15
GOOD EVENING!
Hello and welcome to tonight's coverage from La Liga, where Celta Vigo's place in the top flight is on the line. They will stay up if they beat Barcelona, but should Carlos Carvalhal's side slip up, they're reliant on results elsewhere going their way. Team news coming up!
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