Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid: There is never a good time to come up against a side like Real Madrid but Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been inconsistent this season, so Celta Vigo may fancy their chance this weekend when the defending champions pays a visit.
Real Madrid travel to the autonomous community of Galicia in Pontevedra to take on Claudio Giraldez’s side who sits ninth on the log after as many games into the season.
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Real Madrid still struggling for rhythm
The addition of Kylian Mbappé was supposed to make Real’s attack more deadly for a side that scored well over a hundred of goals across all competitions last season. Unfortunately, they still struggle.
They have struggled to win games so far and have dropped points in three of nine league games so far, while they also suffered a humbling defeat to Lille in the UEFA Champions League.
Celta Vigo will take whatever good they’ll get
Games against a side like Real Madrid are not part of those that defines the season of a team like Celta Vigo. However, as much as they are the underwhelming underdogs, they are not without a threat.
They have managed to stay competitive against the big boys this season, narrowly losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid and earninng a point against Girona but they aren’t in good shape ahead of Saturday.
Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid : Team news and suspensions
Real Madrid has a lot of injury concerns most especially in defence. But they’ve hardly had it easy in recent times so the situation is no stranger to Carlo Ancelotti and his minions.
David Alaba, Dani Carvajal and Thibaut Courtois are all ruled out due to long-term injuries.
Celta Vigo has a lot to worry about heading into Saturday’s game as the duo of Ilaix Moriba and Iago Aspas are both suspended, while they also have a lot of injury concerns.
H2H – Real Madrid has dominated this fixture by winning 13 of the last 16. Their last loss to Celta came in a Copa del Rey meeting in January 2017, and in the league was back in May 2014.
Predicted lineup
Celta Vigo: Guaita, Rodriguez, Dominguez, Alonso, Carreira, Mingueza, Hugo Alvarez, Damian Rodriguez, Fran Beltran, Swedberg, Iglesias.
Real Madrid: Lunin, Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy, Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., Mbappé, Rodryo.
Score prediction – Real Madrid the huge favourite to win the game by 4-1.
