The Celta Herald
Market6 Dec 2027
Sebastián Cáceres hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Celta can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings6 Dec 2027
Vintage Borja Iglesias — 8.00
At 34 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.00, and nobody on the pitch better.
Match4 Dec 2027
Whatever happens, Celta do not lose
9 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
The dugout6 Dec 2027
Nicolás Castillo keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Celta may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market6 Dec 2027
Javi Rodríguez wants more than Celta are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad6 Dec 2027
Ilaix Moriba in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Celta this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad6 Dec 2027
Santino Pasini is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match4 Dec 2027
Nobody wins at Celta
8 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Match4 Dec 2027
Celta get the job done against Elche
A 1‑0 win over Elche, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- Market Axel Guerra has his eye on Europe
- Squad Sergio Carreira makes it 200
- The dugout Celta keep their word to Rodrigo Riquelme