Real Madrid Hosts celta Vigo Seeking to extend Dominant La Liga Form
Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid welcomes Celta Vigo to the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, aiming to maintain its perfect home record in La Liga and further distance itself from title rivals. Kick-off is scheduled for [Time not provided in source text].
Real Madrid enters the match with a commanding record in La Liga, having won all six of its home games this season, scoring 14 goals and conceding only three. Celta Vigo, meanwhile, is looking to rebound from a recent downturn, having suffered three defeats in thier last four games after an eight-match unbeaten run.
The historical record heavily favors Real Madrid, with 39 wins in 57 previous meetings between the two sides.Real is currently on a 19-match unbeaten streak against Celta, winning 16 of those encounters. Celta’s last victory over Real Madrid came in 2017, a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal. Their last La Liga win dates back to 2014, a 2-0 victory secured by a brace from Brazilian forward Charles.
Earlier this season, Real Madrid defeated Celta vigo in the Copa del Rey in January. despite a late rally featuring goals from Jonathan Bamba and a Marcos Alonso penalty forcing extra time, Real prevailed 5-2 with a brace from Endrick and a goal from Federico Valverde. A previous La Liga encounter saw Junior score on both sides of a Swedberg strike for Celta.
Team News:
Real Madrid will be without Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ferland Mendy, Dean Huijsen, and David Alaba due to injury. Eduardo Camavinga is a doubt with an ankle knock but has been included in the squad.
Celta Vigo has injury concerns surrounding Joseph aidoo and Mihailo Ristic. Leading scorer Borja Iglesias, with eight goals this season, is expected to return to the starting lineup alongside a number of other players following their midweek Copa del Rey win against Sant Andreu.
Predicted Starting Lineups:
Real Madrid: Courtois,Sencio,Military,Rudiger,Raca,Guler,Valverde,Tchoumeni,Bellingham,Vinicius,Mbappe.
Celta Vigo: Radu, Alonso, Starfelt, J Rodriguez, rueda, D Rodriguez, Moriba, Carreira, Zaragoza, Iglesias, Aspas.
