Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Barcelona and Celta Vigo. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Nou Camp in Barcelona and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They’re Saying
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique (via Inside Spanish Football): “A defeat is always painful. At the moment we’re the leaders, but the season is very long. It’s clear that we have to improve after every victory and every defeat. A champion is a just champion because it has had to overcome difficult moments.”
“When you get a bad result, everything is negative,” he added. “What we’re looking for is a series of moves. Sometimes we achieve that, sometimes we don’t. We want to make the most of all kinds of circumstances.”
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Celta Vigo’s Nolito has been instrumental in the club’s early season success. The 28-year-old has five goals and four assists in nine appearances.
Barcelona’s Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alba, Mathieu, Mascherano, Alves; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Messi, Suarez
Celta Vigo’s Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Alvarez; Jonny, Gomez, Cabral, Mallo; Hernandez, Radoja, Dehli; Nolito, Orellana, Larrivey
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 | FC Barcelona | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Sevilla FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Real Madrid CF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Valencia CF | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Villarreal CF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Getafe CF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 11 | |||
| 11 | RCD Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Eibar | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | |||
| 13 | UD Almería | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Granada CF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 9 | |||
| 15 | Athletic Club | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 | |||
| 17 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Córdoba CF | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Elche CF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 | |||
| 20 | Levante UD | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 5 |
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