Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Balaidos Stadium and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
What They're Saying
Celta Vigo striker Joaquin Larrivey (via Inside Spanish Football): "Scoring against Atlético would revive my spirits in front of goal, but otherwise my morale is fine. I'm training flat-out and trying to contribute what I can for the team. When you're closing in on goal, you have even more desire to score."
Atletico Madrid center-back Joao Miranda (via Inside Spanish Football): "We're not thinking about the title, just our next game. We had a great game, but we must now be focused on the game against Celta because the game against Real Madrid is in the past now."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Larrivey was en route to a productive campaign before entering his scoring drought. In 20 league appearances, the 30-year-old has seven goals and two assists.
Celta Vigo's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alvarez; Planas, Fontas, Cabral, Jonny; Dehli, Fernandez; Nolito, Orellana, Mina; Larrivey
Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Moya; Siqueira, Miranda, Godin, Juanfran; Griezmann, Tiago, Gabi, Niguez; Mandzukic, Torres
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid CF | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 57 | |||
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 49 | 53 | |||
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 50 | |||
| 4 | Valencia CF | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 47 | |||
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 45 | |||
| 6 | Villarreal CF | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 41 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 35 | |||
| 8 | RCD Espanyol | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Eibar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Athletic Club | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Getafe CF | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 23 | |||
| 15 | UD Almería | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Elche CF | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Levante UD | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Granada CF | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Córdoba CF | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 18 |
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