Celta v Barcelona - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the La Liga clash between Celta Vigo and Barcelona from the Balaidos. This will be Barca's final game under caretaker boss Sergi Barjuan before Xavi takes over.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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97'FT: Celta 3-3 Barcelona!!! All over at the Balaidos after a thrilling contest!! Fati, Busquets and Depay made it 0-3 at HT. They were cruising as Celta's offensive gameplan backfired. However, injuries to Fati and Nico and an early second half goal by Aspas changed everything. Nolito made it 2-3 in the 74th minute and then Aspas completed the comeback at the death. That's all from us, thanks for joining us and see you soon!
Yellow card
a Celta
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97'Aspas is booked for removing his shirt in the celebration, but Barca have only themselves to blame. Fati and Nico went off injured, but that's still no excuse. They've been average in the second half and Celta completely the opposite. 3-3 is absolutely fair.
Goaaaaaal!
de Celta en el 96'
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Statistics of Iago Aspas in Primera División37170.46580
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96'It's 3-3!!!!!! Aspas has done it!!!!! Celta go forward, the ball goes to Galhardo, he lays off to Aspas on the edge of the box who curls the ball into the far corner!!!!
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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95'De Jong booked for delaying the restart. Ref says 1 extra minute.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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95'Abde is cautioned for a dive inside the Celta box. That was obvious and a stupid thing to do.
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92'Ter Stegen is cautioned for time wasting.
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92'Galan goes for goal, but can't find the target!! If they play another 10-15 minutes, Celta will equalise.
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91'Five added minutes.
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90'Nestor Araujo!!! He puts his foot through it, but the ball goes narrowly wide! Barca are getting nervous.
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89'Busquets has his name taken.
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86'Off the woodwork!! De Jong attacks and is denied by the frame of Dituro's goal!
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85'Barca attack, but it comes to nothing.
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83'Free-kick to the visitors after D Suarez is penalised.
Substitution
at Barcelona
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80'Barca sub: Gavi on for Abde.
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79'Aspas strikes the side-netting now!! 3-3 is much more likely than 2-4!
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78'Puig has another go and it's caught.
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77'Puig goes for goal and he shoots over.
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75'This is what you call a game of two halves!
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73'Nolito makes it 2-3!!!! It's game on!!! Cervi's cross into the box is headed in!! Surely this can't end 3-3??
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72'Galan's shot is blocked by a teammate.
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70'Celta have had two goals disallowed now. Barca need to be careful.
Substitution
at Celta
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70'Celta sub: Araujo on for the injured Murillo.
Goal disallowed
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69'Nolito makes it 2-3, but the ref says it's handball!!!
Substitution
at Celta
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65'Celta sub: Cervi on for Tapia.
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64'Celta coach Eduardo Coudet is booked for arguing.
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63'Celta want a penalty, but the ref says no.
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62'Gavi is penalised for a foul now.
Substitution
at Barcelona
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59'Barca sub: Puig on for Nico.
Injured
en Barcelona
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58'Nico goes down and his game is over. Nico and Fati are both injured and Barca's injury problems mount.
Yellow card
a Celta
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55'Balde is taken out by Tapia and the Peruvian is booked.
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51'Aspas pulls one back!!! Celta go forward through Galan, his shot is stopped, but not held onto by Ter Stegen, Araujo can't clear and Aspas hits in!
Goal disallowed
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50'Galhardo pulls one back, but the flag's up!! It's a lovely pass by Aspas to the Brazilian who finishes, but he's well off.
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48'Tapia has a shot from inside the box and it's blocked.
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48'Celta get a corner, but it comes to nothing.
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46'Celta get us going again!
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45'Celta double sub: Beltran and Vazquez on for Solari and Mallo.
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45'Barca double sub: Araujo and Balde on for Fati and E Garcia.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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45'Alba picks up a yellow card.
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44'Fati has pulled a muscle in his left hamstring and that's his game over. He's absolutely gutted.
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39'Fati seems to have picked up an injury to his hand.
Yellow card
a Celta
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37'Solari sees yellow for a foul for a foul on Fati.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 34'
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Statistics of Memphis in Primera División28120.43230
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34'Depay makes it three! Game, set and match! Lovely play by Nico again, he gives to Alba on the far flank and Depay heads the cross in!
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33'Tapia!! The free-kick is flicked on by Aidoo and Tapia misses the target as he slides in at the back post!
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33'Celta win a corner. A good 10 minute spell for them.
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32'Celta are playing well now and are attacking, but the damage may already be too much.
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31'Aspas has a pop, but it flies wide of the goal.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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30'First yellow card for the Catalans after E Garcia brings down Aspas.
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28'Galhardo and Lenglet go down in the Barca box from a Celta box, but the decision goes against the Brazilian.
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26'Celta break through Nolito, but he then ends up leaving the ball behind him. There will be more goals.
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23'Nico catches Tapia in the face with his arm, but Tapia is adjudged to have fouled Nico first.
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21'Free-kick to Celta after a foul by F de Jong 30 yards out.
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19'Aspas has the ball in the net, but a foul has been given well before that.
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19'Celta have tried to attack Barca from the off, but that has left them open at the back. They're in trouble now.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 18'
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Statistics of Sergio Busquets in Primera División3620.060120
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18'Busquets adds a second and Celta's game plan has backfired miserably! Good play by Nico to beat Suarez, he cuts back from the by-line to Busquets just in the D and Busquets hits once nicely into Dituro's bottom left hand corner.
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16'Celta go forward again, but Aspas can't control and it's a goal kick.
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16'Barca get themselves a corner.
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14'Fati is flagged offside and that was a tough call.
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12'Fati is penalised for going in late on Murillo.
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10'Celta go forward and Gavi takes no chances and concedes the corner.
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9'Barca are definitely the better side here. Celta were brave from the off and the plan hasn't worked so far, partly due to Aspas' miss.
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6'Celta had their chance and missed it, Barca took theirs. That's the difference.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 5'
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Statistics of Ansu Fati in Primera División1040.4000
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5'Fati scores for Barca!!! Alba passes to Fati on the far side, he gets into the box, bides his time and then cuts inside before hitting the ball into the far corner! The ball takes a deflection and leaves Dituro with no chance.
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4'Free-kick to the visitors.
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2'Aspas!!! What a miss!!! A Celta throw from midfield is knocked forward by Nolito, Aspas is one on one with the GK and he hits wide of the goal! Should've scored.
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2'Barca send the first ball forward which is overhit and runs out of play.
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1'Barca get us underway in the left to right in their usual colours! Celta are in the usual sky blue!
Start of match
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PRVWCelta fans are paying tribute to recently retired GK Sergio Alvarez. He'll do the kick of honour.
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PRVWThe players come out here at Balaidos!
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PRVWCelta make five alterations from the 0-0 draw at Rayo on Monday. Araujo, Vazquez, Beltan, Mendez and Mina all drop out of the XI. Aidoo, Mallo, Nolito, Solari and Aspas take their places.
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PRVWBarca are unchanged from the 0-1 win at Dynamo Kiev in midweek.
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PRVWWill Barjuan end his time as Barca caretaker with a win?
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PRVWAlejandro Hernandez Hernandez is the referee for this one while Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez is the VAR.
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PRVW18 degrees and sunny in this one in Vigo.
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PRVW15th v 9th. 11pts v 16pts.
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PRVWBarca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Alba, Lenglet, E Garcia, Mingueza; F de Jong, Busquets, Nico; Fati, Depay and Gavi.
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PRVWCelta XI: Dituro (GK); Galan, Murillo, Aidoo, Mallo; Nolito, Tapia. Solari, D Suarez; Aspas and Galhardo.
Pre-match
06 November 2021, 16:15
Referee: Hernández Hernández | VAR: González González
Stadium: Abanca Balaídos
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the La Liga clash between Celta Vigo and Barcelona!