RC Celta de Vigo v Real Betis Balompié

Hugo González suffered an abductor injury in the final minutes of the first half of the Rayo Vallecano vs Celta match and was substituted by Pablo Durán.

Celta are on an unbeaten run that began about two months ago and are seeking a first win at Vallecas in top-flight football in 33 and a half years.

Celta are expected to make only a minor rotation, with many players from the XI that started against Betis on Sunday likely to start again.

Pablo Durán was named in Celta's starting line-up against Betis after coming in for the match.

Real Betis have won their last two Champions League matches (3-2 against Porto and 1-0 against Feyenoord) and drawn 0-0 away at Celta in LaLiga in that run.

Betis have scored nine of their 18 LaLiga goals this season between the 30th minute and halftime, the most of any LaLiga side in that period.

Real Betis beat Málaga CF 2-1 at La Cartuja, leading for much of the first half.

Antony dos Santos had physical problems mid-week and was rested for part of the match against Málaga; he is expected to regain his level gradually.

Sebastián Cáceres has joined RC Celta de Vigo.

Ferran Jutglà started in the match.

Altay Bayındır is on loan from Manchester United.

Altay Bayındır has not yet debuted for Celta Vigo.

Sergio Carreira is considered a key player for coach Claudio Giráldez.

Hugo Gonzalez has already made the permanent move to the first team.

The arrival of Altay Bayındır has not prevented Ionuț Radu from playing every game this season.

Miguel Román, a key player who started seven of eight games this season, will miss upcoming matches.

Miguel Román suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery, and will be out for 1.5 months.

Jones El-Abdellaoui is recovering from knee surgery and will be out for several weeks.

Yoel Lago has become a key player for Claudio Giráldez, having played in all seven league games this season and completing six of them.

Iago Aspas was not forced and was available for selection.

Dani Ceballos arrived at Real Betis.

Nelson Deossa started in midfield for Real Betis against Getafe.

Iker Losada was sold.

Nelson Deossa was sold for approximately 8 million euros.

Júnior Firpo was sold.

Real Betis made Marc Roca's transfer permanent from Leeds United with a contract until June 2029.

Héctor Bellerín was offered a role in the film 'La bola negra' but declined.

Marc Roca is a regular starter for Manuel Pellegrini.

Álvaro Vallés Rosa is the goalkeeper with the most saves in the top five European leagues and has kept four clean sheets in seven league matches.

Real Betis signed Valentín Gómez from Vélez Sarsfield in the summer of 2025.

Fran García is unavailable for Real Betis due to international duty.

Cucho Hernández is a mobile forward with significant involvement in build-up play, capable of dropping deep to link up and create space.