Previews
SUN 24.04.2016
Team News:
- RC Celta: Andreu Fontas and Claudio Beauvue (all injured)
- Granada CF: Ruben Perez and Ricardo Costa (both suspended); Isaac Success and Dimitri Foulquier (both injured)
Match Facts:
Celta (6th, 54 pts):
- Nolito and Aspas, a deadly duo: between them, the pair have accounted for almost half of Celta's Liga BBVA goals this term. Iago Aspas is the club's leading league marksman this season with 12 goals, followed closely by Nolito on 11. The pair's combined tally of 23 represents 48% of Celta's overall haul of 47 strikes. It is no overstatement, then, to say that the onus is on these two to fire the team back into Europe.
- Victorious in reverse fixture: back on Matchday 16, Celta came away from the Nuevo Los Carmenes with the spoils courtesy of efforts from Fabian Orellana and Aspas. Eduardo Berizzo's men will be bidding to seal the double over the Andalusians and to notch up three vital points in their bid for European qualification.
Granada (17th, 30 pts):
- Buoyed by triumph over Levante UD: the 5-1 home thrashing of their Valencian relegation rivals on Thursday was a major morale boost for Jose Gonzalez's side. This was their best performance of the campaign and the only time they have managed five goals in a single game this term. The three points propelled Granada out of the drop zone and a win at Balaidos would take them on to 36 points.
- El-Arabi on song: with his hat-trick against Levante, Youssef El-Arabi broke new ground. The Moroccan has now scored 13 times in the Liga BBVA this season, a personal best, surpassing the 12 he managed in 2013/14, which was previously his most prolific year. The striker's goals have played a key role in his team's battle to steer clear of the abyss and he will be hopeful of proving influential again this time round, against Celta.
Don't leave Vigo without… a trip to the Cies Islands. This Atlantic destination is one of the most beautiful places in Galicia, if not all of Spain, and its landscapes enjoy national-park status. After hopping over there by boat, you will find that this spectacular setting is perfect for hiking, camping and cycling.
Getting to Balaidos
Address: Avda. de Balaidos, 36210 Vigo (Pontevedra).
Bus: C4B and 23.
Stadium location here
Time: 20:30 CET
Stadium: Balaidos
Referee: Gil Manzano, Jesus
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Hashtag: #CELvGCF
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