Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 52': Iago Aspas
  • 74': Nolito
  • 90'+6': Iago Aspas
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3 - 3
  • 5': Ansu Fati
  • 18': Sergio Busquets
  • 34': Memphis Depay

Barcelona kick off Xavi by blowing three-goal lead to draw at Cela Vigo

Barcelona kicked off the Xavi era by blowing a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Barcelona 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 18': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Barcelona 2. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
  • 29': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Barcelona 3. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
  • 37': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Augusto Solari.
  • 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Kevin Vázquez replaces Hugo Mallo because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Balde replaces Ansu Fati because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Eric García.
  • 52': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Barcelona 3. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Nicolás González Iglesias.
  • 65': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Renato Tapia.
  • 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Néstor Araújo replaces Jeison Murillo.
  • 74': Goal! Celta Vigo 2, Barcelona 3. Nolito (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franco Cervi with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Gavi.
  • 88': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Celta Vigo 3, Barcelona 3. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Galán.
  • 90'+7': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 3, Barcelona 3.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 13,146

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+16 Real Madrid 12 31 1
+17 Barcelona 12 28 2
+14 Villarreal 12 26 2
+13 Atlético Madrid 12 25 1
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Statistics

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18 Fouls 18
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 3
47.6 Possession 52.4
10 SHOTS 18
6 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
414 Accurate Passes 424
482 Passes 508
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 11
6 Crosses 28
0.5 Cross % 0.4
59 Long Balls 53
32 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 16
14 Tackles 24
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 7
22 Effective Clearances 7
22 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

CEL Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Matías Dituro (GK)
24 Yaison Murillo
15 Joseph Aidoo
14 Renato Tapia Yellow Card
17 Javi Galán
2 Hugo Mallo
6 Denis Suárez
9 Nolito
21 Augusto Solari Yellow Card
7 Thiago Galhardo
10 Iago Aspas

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) Yellow Card
15 Clément Lenglet
24 Eric García Yellow Card
18 Jordi Alba
22 Óscar Mingueza
5 Sergio Busquets
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
28 Nico González
9 Memphis Depay
10 Ansu Fati
30 Gavi

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