Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona: Head-to-head record and past meetings after crucial La Liga clash

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 135

Draws: 32

Barcelona have tackled Celta on 135 occasions throughout history, and the Catalan outfit have been the dominant force in this fixture, posting 75 wins to Celta's 28, while 32 of their matches have finished level.

Lionel Messi is the all-time leading goalscorer in this match-up, finding the back of the net on 14 occasions against Celta during his time with Barcelona, while Laszlo Kubala, Cesar Rodriguez and Iago Aspas are joint-second on 11.

Barcelona won both La Liga matches between the two sides during the 2023-24 campaign, including a 2-1 victory in Vigo, but they did suffer a 2-1 defeat when the two teams locked horns at Estadio Municipal de Balaidos in June 2023.

The Catalan side have won six of their last eight meetings in Spain's top flight, though Celta have proven capable of winning thus contest on occasion considering that they posted two victories in their last 10 La Liga showdowns.

Most recently, the two clubs clashed in November 2025 when Barcelona travelled to Estadio Abanca-Balaidos in search of a vital win after title-rivals Real Madrid topped points.

The game marked the return of veteran striker Robert Lewandowski to the starting XI following an injury layoff, and he repaid manager Hansi Flick with a hat-trick as he led La Blaugrana to an entertaining 4-2 triumph.

In fairness to Los Celestes, they put up a good fight and pegged the visitors back twice to 1-1 and 2-2 in the first half, and eventually managed to cause Frenkie de Jong to be sent off for a second yellow card, but they were overpowered by the immense attacking talent on display.

In La Liga, the two sides have met 119 times, with Barcelona leading the head-to-head record 68 victories to Celta's 23, while there have also been 28 draws in Spain's top flight.