Celta Vigo dey continue their pursuit of Champions League football as dem welcome Levante to Balaidos for Tuesday match.
The visitors, meanwhile, dey search for second consecutive win to boost their La Liga survival hopes.
Having win 13, draw 11 and lose 11 of their 35 matches, Celta dey sit for sixth spot for La Liga and for strong position to better last season seventh-place finish.
As things stand, the Galician outfit dey on course to seal second consecutive season of Europa League football, although dem dey harbour hopes of clinching Champions League qualification for the first time since featuring for 2003-04 competition.
Back-to-back victories don boost Celta hopes of fifth-place finish, which go be enough for Champions League football after Rayo Vallecano second-leg win over Strasbourg secure La Liga extra spot for UEFA elite club competition.
Claudio Giraldez side follow 3-1 home victory over Elche with narrow 1-0 success for Saturday clash against Atletico Madrid at Metropolitano.
Borja Iglesias sublime chipped finish prove enough to fire Celta to their first away league win over Atletico since June 2007, moving dem to within four points of fifth-placed Real Betis ahead of their final three games against Levante, Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla.
Celta fit fancy their chances of adding three more points to their tally on Tuesday, having win three of their previous four meetings with Levante, including dramatic 2-1 victory for November reverse fixture, wey come courtesy of Miguel Roman stoppage-time winner.
That said, dem head into matchday 36 with the second-worst home record for top flight after mustering 20 points from their 17 La Liga outings at Balaidos.
For contrast to their hosts, Levante dey battle to avoid immediate return to second tier, with two points separating dem from safety ahead of their midweek trip to Galicia.
The Granotes bounce back from heavy 5-1 away defeat to Villarreal with comeback 3-2 victory against Osasuna on Friday.
Victor Garcia net two-minute brace to cancel out own goal and Ante Budimir effort, before Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera sent off on stroke of half time for deliberately handling ball outside his box.
Luis Castro side struggle to capitalise on their numerical advantage until Karl Etta Eyong make difference for 90th minute, netting his first league goal since October to fire his side to fourth consecutive home victory.
While dem dey unbeaten for six games at Estadi Cuitat de Valencia, Levante don take just two points from their last seven away matches since beating Sevilla for January, wey go be cause for concern for side wey go head on their travels for two of their final three fixtures.
Dem also don fail to win any of their last five games against Celta since enjoying run of three consecutive head-to-head victories from February 2019 to July 2020.
Dem fit at least take some confidence from fact wey dem don avoid defeat for three of their previous four visits to Balaidos (W2, D1).
The Champions League-chasing hosts go dey unable to call upon injured trio of Carl Starfelt, Miguel Roman and Matias Vecino.
Javi Rueda don back from one-match ban and fit feature as right wing-back for Tuesday contest.
Hugo Sotelo, Sergio Carreira and Iago Aspas also dey options to start if Giraldez decide to freshen up his lineup.
As for visitors, dem remain without services of Unai Elgezabal, Carlos Romero and Ivan Romero due to injury.
Midfielder Kevin Arriaga dey for contention to start after serving one-match ban for accumulation of yellow cards.
Kevin Brugue, wey feature as half-time substitute on Friday, also dey push for his first starting opportunity since returning from long injury absence.
Celta Vigo possible starting lineup: Radu; Rodriguez, Lago, Alonso; Rueda, Moriba, Sotelo, Carreira; Aspas, Alvarez; Iglesias
Levante possible starting lineup: Ryan; Toljan, Dela, Moreno, Sanchez; Olasagasti, Martinez, Arriaga; Garcia, Brugue, Espi
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