Barcelona are back in the title race after Sunday's 4-3 derby win at Real Madrid but that triumph won't mean anything if they won't manage to get past Celta Vigo on Wednesday. Sunday's triumph in Madrid was inspired by a hat-trick from Lionel Messi and the win left Barcelona just one point behind joint-leaders Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. There are nine matches left in the season and the title race is still too tight to predict.
Captain Carles Puyol is in doubt for Wednesday's match because of a knee injury while Jonathan dos Santos and Isaac Cuenca will surely be out of contention. Lionel Messi has 21 league goals to his name this season while forward Alexis Sanchez contributed 17 goals. That means that Messi and Sanchez combined have scored more goals this season than the entire Celta Vigo squad.
Celta, coached by former Barcelona player Luis Enrique, are currently 12th in the league table but just they have to be careful as just six points separate them of the relegation zone. Their last away fixture brought them a crucial success, 1-0 at Levante, but that is their only win in their last five matches. Gustavo Cabral and Jon Aurtenetxe are back from suspension for Celta.
Here are the odds for Wednesday's match at Bet365:
Barcelona win - 1/20
Draw - 14/1
Celta win - 33/1-
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