Barcelona will look to build on its win over Real Madrid when it faces Celta Vigoon Tuesday.
The Spanish champions defeated their biggest rivals 2-1 in a match that featured sensational performances from Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez. Iniesta and Neymar teamed up for the first goal while Sanchez managed a beautiful chip past Madrid keeper Diego Lopez on the second goal.
According to coach Gerardo Martino, the victory was not only important for the three points the team garnered, but also served as a morale booster to remind Barcelona that it was still the top team in Spain.
"To win a Clasico always gives you an important boost, the result was more important for the spirit of the squad than the three points," Martino said, according to ESPN. "Our spirit could not be better now -- after winning a very tough game, when both teams had periods where they were on top."
Despite Barcelona's win, star forward Lionel Messi was rendered ineffective throughout the game. However, Martino is not concerned with Messi's inconsistent form.
"I am not worried whether he [Messi] scores goals or does not score goals, because he always makes an important contribution," he said. "He worked phenomenally hard for the team the other day, recovering the ball. We do not see any problem -- he is physically fine, he played the 90 minutes."
Barcelona's win gave the team nine victories in 10 tries and it currently sits atop the Spanish League with 28 points thus far.
Celta Vigo is coming off a 1-0 loss against Levante.
According to Sports Mole, the starting lineups will be as follows:
Celta: Yoel; Mallo, Cabral, Fontas, Aurtenetxe; Fernandez, Oubina, Lopez; Mina, Charles and Nolito.
Barca: Valdes; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano; Busquets, Song, Iniesta; Pedro, Messi and Alexis.
Prediction: Barcelona wins 4-1.
Start Time: 3:45 p.m.
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