Barcelona vs Celta: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Barcelona failed to get a singley trophy in the previous season, it is obviously a disaster for the team of such stature, so club signed a number of new players during the off-season. Board spent 150 million euros for transfer campaign. 

Catalan club got off to a turbulent start in the Champions League - in three rounds team secured one victory, beating Viktoria Plzen (5:1), and suffered two defeats. Club is currently at the 3rd spot in the group. 

After seven rounds Xavi's men have six victories and one draw, delivering 19 points and a top spot in the standings. Team is still unbeaten in La Liga and conceded only one goal. In two latest matches team managed to beat Elche (3:0) and Mallorca (1:0). Araujo, Bellerini, Depay, Kounde will miss the upcoming game. 

Celta put up an inconsistent performance in the previous season and failed to achieve success in Copa del Rey. During the off-season no expensive transfers were made, but club's board managed to keep the core of the squad. 

Eduardo Coudet's men are going through a turbulent start of the season - after seven rounds Vigo team has only three victories and one draw, delivering ten points and an 11th spot in the standings. 

Team put up a decent offensive performance, scoring nine goals, but the Sky Blues are much worse on defense, they conceded way too many goals. After back-to-back defeats visitors secured a home victory over Betis (1:0). Suarez and Paciencia will miss the upcoming game.