Barcelona hosted Celta Vigo at Camp Nou on Wednesday in a La Liga Matchday 33 game, with the leaders looking for three more points to stay in full control of the title race. Hansi Flick named a 23-player squad for the clash, and the match kicked off at 3.30pm ET, 9.30pm CET/WAT and 1am IST on Thursday.
Barcelona lined up in a 4-2-3-1 shape with Joan; Kounde, Cubarsí, Martín, Cancelo; Eric, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Gavi; Ferran. Celta Vigo answered with Radu; Rodríguez, Lago, Alonso; Rueda, López, Moriba, Carreira; Durán, Jutglà, Álvarez in a 3-4-3. The game was available on Deportes in the USA, Premier Sports 1 in the UK, SuperSport in Nigeria and Movistar in Spain, with streaming on +, Premier Sports Player, FanCode and Movistar+.
The matchup came as Barcelona continued a run that has kept them atop the standings, and it fit the live frame of a title race in which every point matters. A separate meeting between the sides is also listed for May 10 at Camp Nou, leaving another chapter in the same contest still to come. That second date gives Wednesday’s result added weight, because it is part of a pair of fixtures that could shape how the rest of the la liga run-in unfolds.
The pressure is on Barcelona because the margin at the top only matters if it survives nights like this. Celta arrived with a set lineup and a clear plan, and Flick’s selection showed he was treating the match as a must-handle league assignment rather than a routine home date. For readers tracking the title race, the next fixture between these teams on May 10 is the one to watch if this first meeting leaves any unfinished business.
