FC Barcelona missed a three-goal lead and ended up drawing against Celta de Vigo

A goal by Iago Aspas in the last minute culminated Celta de Vigo’s act of rebellion in Balaídos to draw against FC Barcelona (3-3) a match that lost by three goals at halftime, after a first part of enormous punch by the Catalan team, which ended up accusing the casualties due to injury of Ansu Fati, Eric García and Nico González

Sergi Barjuan kept the team he had won in Kiev at his farewell. It took little to subdue Celta during the first half, an absent, unrecognizable team, despite the fact that after two minutes Aspas failed only against Ter Stegen.

FC Barcelona responded immediately. In an action badly defended by Celta, Ansu Fasti took out a great booty. He picked up a pass from Jordi Alba, stood before Hugo Mallo and, also with Tapia in front, took a dry shot to put Barça ahead at minute 5.

The next occasion was also lethal. Nico González dribbled over Denis Suárez, went to the baseline, passed the ball back and from outside the area Busquets nailed the ball into the goal. Two shots, two goals and the Barça team won quietly at minute 18.

The lack of celestial aim contrasted with the Catalan efficiency. In a play of pencils, spun to perfection from behind with several short passes, Memphis headed a center by Jordi Alba. That third goal, at 38 ‘, was a flash of lightning that dazzled Balaídos in a brilliant first half of FC Barcelona, only stained by the muscular injury of Ansu Fati.

Celta opened the second half with a different rhythm, a more lively, faster, much more vertical team. Tapia warned two minutes later with a dangerous shot that Lenglet stopped. Shortly after, in a vertiginous attack, the ball reached the left, where Javi Galán appeared: he kicked hard, Ter Stegen cleared badly and Aspas took advantage of the gift to score (52 ‘).

That initial intensity of Eduardo Coudet’s team faltered, although he continued to dominate. He seized the ball, put FC Barcelona in trouble, but I don’t think much danger.

With the injury of Nico González, Barça lost intensity in the middle of the field and began to have deficiencies in the domain of the game, which ended up being used again by Celta to score Nolito’s second goal (72 ′), after a center from Cervi.

FC Barcelona reacted to that goal. He managed to slow down Celta’s push at times and approached the Galician goal with a long shot from Riqui Puig or a shot to the crossbar from De Jong. However, it was the Celtic who ended up scoring the goal at the last minute (90 + 5), thanks to a shot from outside the area of ​​Aspas.

With this result, Barça stagnates in the ninth box with 17 points and has already accumulated four games without winning (2 draws and 2 defeats). Meanwhile, Celta de Vigo stayed in fourteenth place, with 12 units. (D)