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Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Lineups, Preview

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Emmanuel Mendez | Last updated Nov 9, 2025 10:08 AM ET

The 12th match week of the La Liga season will see FC Barcelona playing against Celta Vigo at the Estadio Abanca-Balaidos.

FC Barcelona is second in the league with 25 points after 11 league matches played, while Celta Vigo is 13th in the league with 13 points after 11 league games.

Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1 last weekend in La Liga at home with goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Marcus Rashford.

During the week, Barcelona drew 3-3 against Club Brugge in the Champions League. Ferran Torres scored the first goal for Barcelona, but Lamine Yamal was key for Barcelona to avoid defeat as he scored and sent a cross that led to an own goal from Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis.

Barcelona's Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal (bottom) celebrates with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder #16 Fermin Lopez (top) after scoring the equalizing 2-2 goal during the UEFA Champions League league phase day 4 football match between Club Brugge and FC Barcelona at Jan Breydelstadion stadium, in Bruges, on November 5, 2025. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Celta Vigo has won their last five games across all competitions. In their previous La Liga match, Celta Vigo defeated Levante 2-1 away from home with goals from Oscar Mingueza and Miguel Roman.

During the week, Celta Vigo defeated Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 away from home in the Europa League. The goal scorers were Pablo Duran, who scored two goals, and an own goal from Dinamo Zagreb player Sergi Dominguez.

Where to Watch Celta Vigo vs FC Barcelona

Celta Vigo vs FC Barcelona will kick off at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 9 p.m. local time in Vigo, Spain, at the Estadio Abanca-Balaidos.

The match will be available to watch on TV channels and through streaming services in the U.S. and Spain.

ESPN Select (USA)
ESPN Deportes (USA)
fuboTV (USA)
Premier Sports Player (UK)
Amazon Prime Video (UK)
DAZN (Spain)
LaLiga TV (Spain)
Movistar (Spain)

Injuries and Expected Lineups for Celta Vigo and FC Barcelona

Celta Vigo

Goalkeeper: Ivan Villar
Defenders: Marcos Alonso, Carl Starfelt, Manu Fernandez
Midfielders: Sergio Carreira, Ilaix Moriba, Hugo Sotelo, Oscar Mingueza
Forwards: Bryan Zaragoza, Borja Iglesias, Ferran Jutgla

Celta Vigo will be without Carlos Dominguez, Javi Rueda, Hugo Alvarez, and Williot Swedberg.

FC Barcelona

Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczęsny
Defenders: Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsi, Ronaldo Araujo, Eric Garcia
Midfielders: Frenkie De Jong, Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez
Forwards: Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal

FC Barcelona's injury crisis continues as Jules Jounde withdrew from training ahead of the match against Celta Vigo due to some discomfort. Hansi Flick confirmed that Kounde is hurt and may miss the match.

Players out due to injury are Pedri, Raphinha, Joan Garcia, Gavi, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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