Real Club Celta de Vigo was founded on August 23rd 1923 when local news writer Manual de Castro suggested politically, a Unitarian Movement by merging two local clubs, Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo to present a strong opposition "The Team of Galicia" to play against the Basque sides. Vigo therefore is a "united" club and of course so is Manchester.
Vigo, means "village" and when originally founded, Vigo was a small settlement in the North-west of Spain, just across the border from Portugal. It is now the country's 14th largest city, sited in one of the rainiest regions of Spain.
Its location favoured a port which served the country well but was prone to invasion. Indeed Francis Drake successfully brought ships into the port in 1585 and 1589. A Spanish fleet left Vigo to invade Scotland in 1719 in support of the Jacobites and consequently a British fleet occupied the port for 10 days. On a positive note it is the largest fishing port in the country, their fleet known as Pescanova.
The club badge is the Red Cross of St James and use of "Real" allowed by royal patronage.
To get to the semi-final, Vigo won over Ajax, Standard Liege and Panathinaikos in their league, then knocked out Shaktar, Krasnador and Genk.
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