
On the 18th of March, Celta de Vigo will travel to Cornella de Llobregat to battle Espanyol in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 15th placed Espanyol, recorded a 1-3 loss against Real Madrid. Joselu struck first for Espanyol in the 8th minute, then Vinícius Júnior tied it up for Real Madrid in the 22nd minute on a feed from Toni Kroos Finally they completed the comback in the 39th minute on a goal by Éder Militão to cap off a wild match. Espanyol is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Celta de Vigo recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rayo Vallecano. Iago Aspas struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 51st minute, then Pathé Ciss added another on an own goal in the 52nd minute In the end, Rayo Vallecano couldn’t muster any offence and Celta de Vigo ran away with the shutout win. Celta de Vigo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Espanyol and Celta de Vigo last played eachother at the Rcde Stadium on the 3rd of January. Espanyol was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Gonçalo Paciência struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 15th minute on a feed from Óscar Rodríguez, but Javi Puado got the equalizer for Espanyol in the 53rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 97th minute on a goal by Darder to cap off a wild match.
For Celta de Vigo, their top scorers are Gabriel Veiga Novas and Iago Aspas, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Martin Braithwaite has been the most effective weapon for Espanyol lately. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Diego Martínez Penas’s Espanyol squad will be without Adrià Pedrosa and Dani Gómez, while Agustin Marchesin and Óscar Mingueza are unavailable to play for Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal’s team.








