La Liga | Gameweek 8

Sep 29, 2024 at 1pm UK

Estadio de Balaidos

Celta Vigo vs Girona

Match preview

Celta won their opening two La Liga matches of the season against Alaves and Valencia, but they have now been beaten in four of their last five, including losses in their last two matches.

The Sky Blues looked to be claiming a welcome point against Atletico Madrid on Thursday evening, only for Julian Alvarez to score a last-gasp winner for Diego Simeone's side in Vigo.

Celta's recent run has been disappointing, but all things considered, it has been a solid start to the campaign for Claudio Giraldez's side, who sit 10th in the table on nine points.

Goals have not been a problem this season, finding the back of the net on 14 occasions, with only Barcelona (23) and Real Madrid (16) managing more, but they have conceded 14 times, which is actually the joint-second worst defensive record in the division in 2024-25.

Celta lost both league matches against Girona last season, with their last victory over the Catalan outfit coming in August 2022, but the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Vigo in May 2023.

Girona had an extraordinary 2023-24 campaign, finishing third in the La Liga table, so it was always going to be difficult for them to match their achievements from last season.

The White and Reds have not managed to show the level that they did last term, but it has still been a relatively solid start, picking up eight points from seven matches to sit in 12th spot in the table.

Michel's side are winless in their last four matches in all competitions, including a 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in their first-ever fixture in the Champions League on September 18.

Girona lost 2-0 to Valencia in the league last weekend, but they did manage to claim a point at home to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday night.

The fixtures are coming thick and fast at the moment, with the team preparing to tackle Feyenoord in their second Champions League game of the season next week, before welcoming Athletic Bilbao in their final match before the October international break.

Recent Performance

Celta Vigo La Liga form:WLLWLL

Girona La Liga form:LWWLLD

Girona form (all competitions):WWLLLD

Injuries and suspensions

Celta Vigo

21M. Ristic

3O. Mingueza

14L. de la Torre

Girona

No sidelined players

Possible starting lineups

Celta Vigo(3-4-3)

13Guaita(GK)

20Alonso(DC)

22Manquillo(DC)

2Starfelt(DC)

5Carreira(DMR)

30Álvarez(DML)

33Sotelo(MC)

8Beltrán(MC)

10Aspas(FWR)

7Iglesias(FW)

19Swedberg(FWL)

Girona(4-4-2)

13Gazzaniga(GK)

4Martínez(DR)

17Blind(DC)

5López(DC)

3Gutiérrez(DL)

8Tsyhankov(MR)

23Martín(MC)

21Herrera(MC)

20Gil(ML)

11Danjuma(FW)

9Ruiz(FW)