Pre-game in 10 stats: Málaga-Celta

o El Málaga está ante el peor inicio de su historia en La Liga, tras obtener un solo punto en nueve jornadas (1E 8D). o También es la primera vez en su historia que el conjunto andaluz encaja al menos un gol en todos y cada uno de los primeros nueve partidos de una temporada … Continued

A penalty in the final stretch knocks Celta out (2-1)

A penalty-kick in the last few minutes after an unexpected play gave Malaga the win, just when Celta was consistently looking for a comeback goal, giving its best performance in the match down the stretch. The Andalusians got ahead in injury time before halftime, and Aspas scored the equalizer 15 minutes before full time. Celta … Continued

Get to know the team’s captains

Hugo Mallo, Iago Aspas, Sergio Álvarez and Andreu Fontàs. These are the four captains chosen by the skyblue locker room for the 2017/2018 season. Fontàs is the only one who debuts in this role. Hugo Mallo will keep on being first captain, leading the skyblue locker room since January 2016 after Augusto left the squad … Continued

Celta fills the Vigo classrooms with celtismo and healthy habits

Celta players retake their traditional visits to educational centers in Vigo and its surroundings. Like every year, the Celta Foundation organizes this initiative to not only spread the Celta sentiment (celtismo), but also teach children healthy habits through the words of its football players. The first centers receiving visits from Celta players have been CEIP … Continued

La Liga sets kick-off times for Celta-Villareal and #ONosoDerbi

LaLiga has announced the kick-off times for the competition’s 16th and 17th match-days. Celta plays against Villarreal at Balaídos on Sunday 17th of December at 16:15 (GMT+1). The match will be broadcasted live in Spain on beIN Sports LaLiga. Celta is visiting Riazor to play against Deportivo de A Coruña the day before Christmas Eve, … Continued

Aspas called up to Spanish national squad for the sixth consecutive time

Iago Aspas is on his way of becoming a Spanish national squad regular. The player from Moaña has been called up once more by national manager Julen Lopetegui. It’s six times in a row for Aspas being part of ‘La Roja’. The sky-blue club-trained player is a member of the 25-player squad which will face … Continued

Pre-game in 10 stats: Celta-Athletic

o Celta has not won in its last eleven matches against Athletic in La Liga (4 ties, 7 draws), losing its last 5 in a row. o At Balaidos, the Galicians add 8 straight matches without defeating Athletic in league play (3 draws, 5 defeats). Its last win was in March 2003 with Lotina as … Continued

Celta-Leganés of the 13th league match-day to be played on Friday

LaLiga has confirmed kick-off times for the 13th match-day, when Celta plays against CD Leganés at Balaídos. Unzue’s squad will face the Madrid team on Friday, November 24th at 21:00 (GMT+1) in Vigo. The match will be broadcasted live on beIN Sports LaLiga.

Iago Aspas: 100 goals with RC Celta

Iago Aspas is back. The sky-blue homegrown player scored for the second consecutive match, and did so by getting a key brace to help Celta add three points in its league match against Athletic Club (3-1). Aspas’ scoring account with Celta’s jersey adds up to 100 goals, a stat which confirms that the Galician is … Continued

Celta gets its own back with a strong win over Athletic

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