Barcelona edged past Celta Vigo at Balaídos, capitalizing on Real Madrid’s draw at Vallecas to reduce the deficit to three points before the international break. Robert Lewandowski returned to practice his traditional habit, banking a hat-trick in one of Barcelona’s best performances in the 2025/26 season. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. After the […]
Officially, Celta de Vigo secured a spot in the 2025/26 Europa League after ending the season with a win over Getafe. A late goal from the club’s legend, Iago Aspas, unleashed jubilation among the fans and ended an eight-year European participation drought. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. Before mid-March 2024, Celta Vigo were […]
Losing the Copa del Rey final to Barcelona exacerbated Real Madrid’s situation. Therefore, they looked to seek redemption starting with Celta Vigo. A widespread domination accompanied by Arda Güler’s promising display hinted at a game put early to bed. Nevertheless, Giráldez’s substitutions were close to dropping the curtains on LaLiga’s title challenge for Carlo Ancelotti’s […]
Celta de Vigo’s late comeback denied Barcelona’s away win, causing them to drop two points. The last ten minutes of the clash were a pure nightmare for the Catalans. A red card for Marc Casadó and two goals in three minutes drew a tragic tableau for Hansi Flick’s staff and ignited a euphoric state within […]
Real Madrid hardly managed to take the three points back to Madrid. Portraying an intriguing system in possession, Kylian Mbappé untied the knot with a strike from outside the box. However, Celta Vigo returned in the score through Williot Swedberg after they exploited Real Madrid’s defensive cracks. Fortunately, Vinícius Júnior put his name on the […]
Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo engaged in a captivating tactical contest at the Estadio de Balaídos, with each half presenting different dynamics. Despite the game’s back-and-forth nature and chances for both sides, finishing touches were lacking until the dying moments. Atletico’s new signing and substitute, Julián Álvarez, delivered a dramatic late goal, securing a vital […]
A last-minute penalty keeps Barça in third place in LaLiga after a poor and boring game from Xavi Hernández’s team. As throughout the league, Rafa Benítez’s Celta deserved more, but again made serious errors in the closing stages of the game. Tactical analysis and match report by Xavi Sánchez. As Atlético Madrid threaten third place in […]
A truly frustrating game for the visitors at the Balaídos, as Celta proved a doughty opponent, but they still eventually managed to get the job done with a Bellingham header in the clutch. A game that raised more questions than answers for the Madrid outfit. Tactical analysis and match report by Huu Trung. We decided […]
After a convincing start to their new domestic campaign, Barcelona found Celta Vigo’s 5-3-2 block a tough outfit to crack. But despite several setbacks, the visitors managed to rack up the goals and seal a second win under their new manager. Tactical analysis by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Celta Vigo have made a steady start to the […]
Real Madrid control the first half before Toni Kroos and co. save the team, having gone down a man due to a red card for Luka Modrić. Tactical analysis and match report by Om Arvind. To say that Zinedine Zidane was under pressure coming into Real Madrid’s LaLiga opener in Estadio Balaídos would be an […]