Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 2018 (Celta-Barca 2018)
Final score and result:- Celta vs Barcelona 1-1 (Sisto/Arnaiz)
Estadio de Balaidos, Vigo- 4 January, 2018- Copa del Rey
Barcelona’s first leg Spanish Cup tie against Celta ends in a draw after Sisto cancels out Jose Arnaiz’s opener
Barcelona star Sergio Busquets, widely acknowledged as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, is also the only Blaugrana player NOT to have a social media account. Busquets is NOT present on either Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, making him a rare breed in today’s world, with footballers seeking to increase their brand equity through social media profiles
Busquets played a key role in Barca’s recent Clasico win over arch rivals Real Madrid, with his Cruyff like turn against Toni Kroos instrumental in setting up the Catalan giants’ first goal of the game. He is also the player with the most passes in the Spanish top flight in 2017 (2,428), with a 90.24% success rate
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante has been named as French Footballer of the Year for 2017. The former Leicester star won the poll, as voted for by previous winners of the title, pipping rising star Kylian Mbappe to second place. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema finished third, with last season’s winner, Atleti forward Antoine Griezmann, taking fourth place.
Dimitri Payet was third last year but misses out on the top 10 altogether this time around.
Somewhat bizarrely, Zinedine Zidane didn’t have Mbappe in his top five choices. He voted for Benzema and Varane as 1 and 2 respectively.
Top 10- France Soccer Player of the Year 2017
1) N’Golo Kante
2) Kylian Mbappe
3) Karim Benzema
4) Antoine Griezmann
5) Raphael Varane
6) Thomas Lemar
7) Paul Pogba
8) Hugo Lloris
9) Samuel Umtiti
10) Ousmane Dembele