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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 22
Celta Vigo v Girona FC
Abanca-Balaídos
Vigo, Spain
Sunday, 28 January 2024
Kick-off is at 15h00 CAT
Celta Vigo will look to surprise
La Liga Log leaders Girona FC in a Spanish La Liga match at the Abanca-Balaídos on 28 January.
Team Current Form
The Sky Blues succumbed to a 1-0 loss to Real Sociedad at home 20 January and they are winless in their last two matches in the Spanish top-flight.
The defeat to Sociedad ended Celta's four-match unbeaten run at home in the league having recorded two wins and two draws at the Abanca-Balaídos.
Meanwhile, Girona thumped Sevilla FC 5-1 at home on 21 January as they extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches in La Liga.
The White and Reds are also undefeated in their last 10 away league matches in the league having registered seven wins and three draws as the visitors.
Team News
Joseph Aidoo, Carl Starfelt, Mihailo Ristic and Franco Cervi are all in Celta's injury list while Jonathan Bamba is on national duty, but the club has no suspension issues.
On the other hand, Girona will be without the injured trio of Toni Villa, David López and Eric García, but the club doesn't have suspension worries.
Quotes
"It was very difficult, they took the lead, they scored a great goal that made the difference in the end," Celta manager Rafael Benitez said after his side's loss to Sociedad.
"They are a good team, they have a job, they know what they have to do, they have intensity. That goal was decisive. You had to compete well.
"The goal gives them a positional advantage because they were well positioned at the back. They had that intensity and that power. It was about trying to catch them and being precise."
Celta Vigo v Girona FC Head-to-Head
Girona claimed a 1-0 win over Celta in their last meeting in La Liga with the match taking place at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi on 27 October 2023.
Therefore, the White and Reds are undefeated in their last two league games against the Sky Blues having recorded one win and one draw.
La Liga matchday 22 fixtures
Kick-off times in CAT
Friday, 26 January
22:00 - Almeria v Deportivo Alaves
Saturday 27 January
15:00 - Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano
17:15 - Las Palmas v Real Madrid
19:30 - FC Barcelona v Villarreal CF
22:00 - Real Mallorca v Real Betis
Sunday 28 January
15:00 - Celta Vigo v Girona FC
17:15 - Cadiz CF v Athletic Bilbao
19:30 - Sevilla FC v CA Osasuna
22:00 - Atletico Madrid v Valencia CF
Monday, 29 January
22:00 - Getafe CF v Granada CF
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