Pre-game in 10 stats: Sevilla-Celta

Sevilla has only won two of its last five matches against Celta in LaLiga (2 draws, 1 loss). Both wins were last season against the sky-blues whose manager was the current Sevilla trainer: Eduardo Berizzo. The Vigo team has won in six of its last 11 visits to Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in LaLiga (5 losses). In … Continued

Celta falls unjustly against Sevilla (2-1)

Celta was out of luck and off the mark against Sevilla, falling by one goal after playing a good match and missing several good opportunities to score. The sky-blues deserved much more in Sanchez-Pijuan. After a cold start, Celta started dominating on the pitch and moved the ball well, controlling the match and forcing Sevilla … Continued

Emre Mor receives medical clearance and Sergi Gomez joins the injured list

Good and bad news regarding the medical report. Turkish international player Emre Mor has received medical clearance from the doctors this Thursday, just in time for the league match against Leganés. However, Sergi Gómez suffers soleus muscle strain on his left leg that will prevent him from participating in the next LaLiga clash tomorrow. On … Continued

Pre-game in 10 stats: Celta-Leganes

Both teams have faced each other on four occasions in all competitions. Celta has won its two matches in Leganes (1-2 in 2001 in Copa del Rey and 0-2 in league play in 2017) and Leganes has won its both matches in Vigo (both 0-1, one in Copa del Rey in 2001 and one in … Continued

Penalty-kick gives win to a better Celta

RC Celta played a very good match against CD Leganés, especially in the second half making excellent plays and showing great exquisiteness with the ball. However, the sky-blues only managed to score from the penalty spot. A clear foul on Jonny in the opposing team's penalty area was signaled by the referee. This penalty-kick was … Continued

Roncaglia and Guidetti get medical clearance

After eight weeks of recovery, sky-blue defender Facundo Roncaglia has received medical clearance and is eligible to play against SD Eibar (Tuesday, 21:30 GMT+1, Balaidos). Swedish national player John Guidetti has also been cleared by the medical staff, and is also available for Juan Carlos Unzue after recovering from a slight bruise suffered in the … Continued

Squad list: Celta-Eibar

Juan Carlos Unzué has named an 18 player squad for the round of 32 Copa del Rey second leg match against SD Éibar (Tuesday, 21:30 GMT+1, Balaidos), among them is Celta B player Brais Mendez. The players listed are Sergio, Rubén, Hugo Mallo, Jonny, Roncaglia, Fontàs, Cabral, Radoja, Lobotka, Pablo Hernández, Jozabed, Brais Méndez, Wass, … Continued

Jonny and Cabral included in the team of the week

Defenders Jonny Otto and Gustavo Cabral have been included in LaLiga Fantasy team this week after match-day 13, in which Celta defeated CD Leganes in Balaidos 1-0. The sky-blue footballers made the team which includes Roberto (Malaga) as goalkeeper, Savic y Filipe Luis (Atlético) as defenders, Casemiro (Real Madrid), Banega (Sevilla) and Portu (Girona) as … Continued

Celta advances in Copa after defeating Eibar again

It took some time, but it finally happened. Celta guaranteed its pass to the round of 16 in Copa del Rey after Iago Aspas scored a penalty-kick at the 90 minute mark. Until then Balaídos witnessed a tedious match with barely any scoring chances, and in which Éibar set control of the tempo without challenging … Continued

Pre-game in 10 stats: Celta-Barcelona

Barcelona has scored in 49 of its 51 clashes as local team against RC Celta in league (39 wins, 10 draws). It only remained scoreless in its only two defeats (0-2 in 1941 and 0-1 in 2014). Celta is the only team in the league that has defeated Barcelona at least once in each of … Continued