Overview
After the defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, Real Madrid are hungry for a victory against Celta Vigo to forget their sadness. Moreover, they need points to continue the championship race with Blaugrana.
Los Blancos are completely confident in this goal because their performance in La Liga alone is quite good. Coach Carlo Ancelotti's team has won all 3 recent rounds against Alaves, Bilbao, Getafe without conceding a single goal.
Remember, Celta has always been considered a good catch for the Bernabeu team. History shows that Real Madrid have won all 10 of their most recent meetings against Los Celestes, scoring a total of 30 goals. This season alone, Celta have held Real Madrid back twice, once in La Liga and once in the Copa del Rey.
As for Celta Vigo, their form has fluctuated. In the last 5 rounds of La Liga, coach Claudio Giraldez's team won 2 (Mallorca, Villarreal), lost 2 ( Espanyol, Barcelona) and drew 1 ( Las Palmas). If we only count away matches, Celta fans are even more worried as the home team has only won 2 out of the last 9 matches.
The most worrying thing for Celta is the defense, with 49 goals conceded after 33 matches. They are the club that has conceded the most goals among the top 13 teams, equal to Valencia's record in 14th place. This could be the key for Real Madrid's strikers Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham to score.
Mbappe has helped the "White Vultures" win 3 of his last 4 La Liga matches. The French striker is still Real's biggest hope in attack at the moment.
Meanwhile, Borja Iglesias has scored four goals in his last two La Liga appearances. Los Blancos' defense will need to pay attention to this dangerous striker.
Personnel situation
Injury problems are really starting to appear at Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy is the latest player to be hospitalized after picking up an injury in the Copa del Rey final.
On the other side of the front line, Celta Vigo coach Giraldez will once again be unable to have the services of the injured duo Carl Starfelt and Jones El- Ab Abdellaoui.
Expected lineup
Real Madrid: Courtois, Vazquez, Asencio, Tchouameni, F. Garcia, Valverde, Ceballos, Modric, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Celta Vigo: Vicente Guaita, Lago, Carlos Dominguez, Marcos Alonso, Hugo Alvarez, Damian Rodriguez, Fran Beltran, Oscar Mingueza, Fer Lopez, Borja Iglesias, Alfonfon.
The match between Real Madrid and Celta Vigo takes place at 19:00 on April 4 (Vietnam time).
