Barcelona vs. Celta Vigo: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Celta Vigo will attempt to continue their hot start to the La Liga season when they travel to the Camp Nou to take on league leaders Barcelona on Saturday.

The visitors have lost just one match so far and occupy an impressive sixth spot in the standings, just six points behind the Blaugrana.

Barcelona conceded their first goals of the season last Saturday, losing 3-1 to rivals Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season, and a strong performance against a solid team would be the perfect way for Luis Enrique to keep his squad on track for a La Liga title.

Date: Saturday, November 1

Time: 7 p.m. GMT/3 p.m. ET

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona

TV info and live stream: The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports 5 (for UK viewers) and BeIN Sports USA( for US viewers), with mobile coverage available via the Sky Go app and BeIN Sports Connect.

Preview

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Luis Enrique was the manager of Celta last season, and he knows all too well his team will be in for a challenge on Saturday. The Galicians have proven themselves to be a difficult squad to play, picking up points at Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao in the past few weeks.

The Vicente Calderon is a daunting stadium to play in as a visiting team but is nothing compared to the Camp Nou. Still, new manager Eduardo Berizzo plans on staying true to the team's identity, as reported by Inside Spanish Football's Heath Chesters:

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We’ll try to press them and do that as high upfield as we can, but without losing our own identity, which comes from taking ownership of the ball. We have to be faithful to our ideas and consistent with the things we do, if we’re to take ownership of the ball in a stadium where practically nobody manages to do that.

Winning possession of the ball puts you closer to winning the game. If you only go there to defend, then it makes the game last an eternity, especially against a rival with a lot of resources and that can overwhelm you at any moment. Without control of the ball it’s difficult to win and even more so against Barcelona.

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Celta wouldn't be the first squad to try (and fail) to take the game to the Blaugrana at the Camp Nou, but now may actually be the time to pull off a massive upset. In Nolito and Joaquin Larrivey, the visitors will have two of the league's hottest scorers on the pitch.

On the other side of the pitch will be the Catalans, fresh off a loss against Real and a narrow win over Espanyol in the Supercopa de Catalunya.

Enrique and the squad are facing pressure for their perceived capitulation at the Bernabeu and the fact they've now lost to the two truly class teams they've faced so far, Los Blancos and Paris Saint-Germain.

The pressure will squarely be on the shoulders of the Blaugrana, giving the visitors a chance. Unfortunately, they'll likely have to take it without defender Carles Planas, the former Barcelona player. As reported by Inside Spanish Football's Jen Evelyn, the 23-year-old is doubtful due to muscle discomfort.

ESPN FC's Andy Brassell still expects quite a challenge from the visitors:

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After the chastening defeat in the Clasico on Saturday, and the breadth of criticism that has come the way of Luis Enrique since, the Barcelona coach would probably have liked a nice, straightforward visitor to the Camp Nou to get back on the road to victory. He doesn't look like getting it.

Celta Vigo come to town on Saturday as one of the form teams in Spain, and even if they weren't filled with the motivation of facing their former boss in Enrique (who led Los Gallegos to a creditable ninth position last time out), they would represent worthy challengers.

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Luis Suarez moved well against Espanyol and appears to be building an understanding with his team-mates rather quickly, and a Planas-less defence should sound like music to his ears. History suggests the Blaugrana have a good chance of bagging at least one goal on Saturday, via BarcaStat:

The Blaugrana streak of not conceding a goal to start a season is over, and given Celta's wealth of attacking options, the hosts could very well be forced to fish the ball out of their net for the second La Liga match in a row.

Ultimately, the difference in class between La Liga's top four or five teams and clubs like Celta is too big. The Catalans need a win after last week's Clasico loss, and throwing all of their weight against a solid but limited Galician defence, they'll find the breakthrough soon enough.

Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Celta Vigo

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