Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
3 - 3
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
Venue: Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 13,146
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Real Madrid | 32 | 81 | 1 |
+27 | Barcelona | 32 | 70 | 4 |
+27 | Girona | 32 | 68 | 6 |
+21 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 61 | 9 |
Statistics
BAR | CEL | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Matías Dituro (GK) |
24 | Yaison Murillo |
15 | Joseph Aidoo |
14 | Renato Tapia |
17 | Javi Galán |
2 | Hugo Mallo |
6 | Denis Suárez |
9 | Nolito |
21 | Augusto Solari |
7 | Thiago Galhardo |
10 | Iago Aspas |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
15 | Clément Lenglet |
24 | Eric García |
18 | Jordi Alba |
22 | Óscar Mingueza |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
28 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
9 | Memphis Depay |
10 | Ansu Fati |
30 | Gavi |
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