By Goal.com News on Sunday, 15 August 2021
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LIVE: Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid

7' This is a bit better from Atletico, they are seeing more of the ball in the middle of the pitch, making the hosts do all the chasing.

5' You can see Atletico getting back into their five-man defence when they don’t have the ball, with Carrasco and Saul making sure they are tucked in to prevent any overlaps down the wings.

3' Both teams are just battling for possession in the opening few minutes of the game. Celta just edging it at the moment, with Atletico happy to sit back and soak up any pressure.

1' We're under way!

The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!

Suarez has to make to do with a place on the bench today, alongside Trippier, who has recently returned to training following his Euro 2020 exploits with England. Simeone lines up with a five-man defence, which includes Carrasco and Saul in the wing-back positions.

Celta have a very strong attacking trio on the pitch today, with Nolito, Santi Mina and Aspas all starting. Meanwhile their new signing Cervi is on the bench.

ATLETICO SUBS: Sergio Camello, Sime Vrsaljko, Javier Serrano, Luis Suarez, Kieran Trippier, Rodrigo De Paul, Ivo Grbic, Renan Lodi.

ATLETICO (5-3-2): Jan Oblak; Yannick Carrasco, Stefan Savic, Jose Gimenez, Mario Hermoso, Saul; Geoffrey Kondogbia, Koke, Thomas Lemar; Angel Correa, Marcos Llorente.

CELTA VIGO SUBS: Franco Cervi, Fran Beltran, Kevin Vazquez, Joseph Aidoo, Miguel Baeza, Augusto Solari, Carlos Dominguez, Ruben Blanco.

CELTA VIGO (4-1-3-2): Matias Dituro; Hugo Mallo, Nestor Araujo, Jose Manuel Fontan, Javi Galan; Renato Tapia; Brais Mendez, Denis Suarez, Nolito; Santi Mina, Iago Aspas.

Meanwhile Celta finished 8th last season, their best final league position since the 2015-16 season, despite a poor start to the campaign. They will be hoping to kick on once more and secure European football, after making it all the way to the Europa League semi-finals four years ago.

The reigning LaLiga champions travel to Celta Vigo today to begin their league campaign. Atletico narrowly beat city rivals Real Madrid to the title last season, but can Diego Simeone’s side make it back-to-back titles?

Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the LaLiga clash between Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid.

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