The latest news about Ionut Radu. The Spanish press before the match with Barcelona: “He could barely…”
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 09 November 2025, 08:58 / Updated on Sunday, 09 November 2025 09:00
The daily Marca names Ionuț Radu as the starter at Celta, in tonight's match with Barcelona, Voz de Galicia makes a not optimistic disclosure. The match is scheduled from 22:00 and will be liveTEXT on GSP.RO and live on Digi Sport 2 and Prima Sport 2.
Does Ionuț Radu defend against Barcelona? The coach of Celta, Claudio Giraldez, summoned the goalkeeper of the Romanian national team for the duel on Sunday evening, and the daily Marca includes him in the first eleven!
However, the journalists of the Madrid newspaper would like to point out that “the goalkeeper, suffering from a sprained right thumb, missed last Thursday's match in Zagreb. If the coach decides not to risk him in the starting team, Iván Villar will start again“.
Coach Claudio Giraldez maintains suspense
Journalists from the daily Voz de Galicia, on the other hand, noted that “he could barely sign autographs when he left the training ground” and quotes coach Claudio Giraldez: “Radu was tested, trained with good feelings and is one of the team members.” The same Voz de Galicia notes, however, that Giraldez refrained from saying whether the tricolor will be the starting line-up.
A source close to Radu told GSP.RO on Thursday that “Radu wants to defend with Barcelona and told the coach that his hand problem is not serious. He is undergoing physiotherapy, there are still two and a half days until the match. He will certainly respond to Mircea Lucescu's call-up for the national team matches”.
Ionuț Radu ticked off his first absence at Celta Vigo this season in the 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb
Ionuț Radu was absent for the first time in an official match at Celta Vigo, on Thursday, against Dinamo Zagreb (3-0), in the 4th stage of the Europa League group. Ionuț Radu's absence was caused by an injury suffered in the first half of the match against Levante (2-1).
In the 32nd minute of the trip to Valencia, the Romanian goalkeeper hit his right thumb after defending the ball headed by Etta Eyong. “He stayed on the field until the final whistle, although by then he had raised the alarm on the sidelines, grimacing in pain!“, wrote the newspaper Faro do Vigo at the time.
