Madrid, November 21 (QNA) – Barcelona will meet Celta Vigo the day after tomorrow, Saturday, in the fourteenth round of the Spanish Football League.
Barcelona is seeking to strengthen its top position in the standings with 33 points from 13 matches, ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, which has played 12 matches and has 27 points, while Celta Vigo ranks eleventh with 17 points.
Barcelona had lost to Real Sociedad with a clean goal before the last league break, but maintained the top spot in the standings with 33 points, six points ahead of its traditional rival Real Madrid, which faces its host Leganes on Sunday.
Barcelona, with its coach Hansi Flick, achieved 11 victories and only two defeats in the league, as this is one of Barcelona’s best starts to the season.
Barcelona has an advantage in the history of its matches against Celta Vigo in the league, where they have met 116 times. Barcelona won 73 matches, Celta Vigo won 28 matches and tied in 15 matches, the last of which was Barcelona’s 2-1 win in the second leg last season.
On the other hand, Celta Vigo will not be an easy hunt, as it has been providing good performances since the beginning of the season, and the team has so far gained 17 points, pushing it to eleventh place, with five wins, six defeats and two draws.
He has also played seven home matches so far in the league, losing only two, to Atletico and Real Madrid, winning four matches and drawing one match.
In the rest of the matches that are held on the same day, Valencia will meet Real Betis, Atletico Madrid will meet Deportivo Alaves, Las Palmas will meet Real Mallorca, and Girona will meet Espanyol, while Real Madrid will meet its host Leganes next Sunday.
Before the league pause, Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 4-0, after two losses to Barcelona 4-0 and to Milan in the Champions League 1-3.
Real Madrid occupies second place with 27 points, with eight wins, three draws and one defeat, in only 12 matches, and is looking forward to achieving a victory against Leganes, hoping to wait for a gift from Celta Vigo to stop Barcelona in order to reduce the gap between them.
On the other hand, Legance is seeking to win the match in order to improve its position in the standings, as it occupies 14th place with 14 points.
In the rest of the matches that will be held next Sunday as well, Osasuna will meet Villarreal, Sevilla will meet Rayo Vallecano, and Athletic Bilbao will meet Real Sociedad.
The matches of this round will open tomorrow, Friday, when Getafe meets Real Valladolid.
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