FULL-TIME, Celta 1-2 Barcelona: A wild finish to an otherwise boring game that ended after over 100 minutes with a crucial victory for a Barça side that didn’t deserve much from the game but rescued three huge points thanks to Yamal and Lewandowski.
90+7’ GOAL!!! Celta 1-2 Barcelona (Lewandowski pen): THIS TIME IT GOES IN!!! Lewandowski doesn’t waste his second chance from the spot and finds the bottom corner to put Barça in front at the death!
90+6’ PENALTY MISSED BUT WILL BE RETAKEN! Lewandowski steps up the spot and has his shot saved by Vicent Guaita, but the Celta keeper was off his line and VAR gives Lewandowski another chance to score the winner.
90+3’ PENALTY TO BARCELONA! A cross comes into the box and the Celta defense can’t quite clear it before Lamine Yamal is kicked by Fran Beltrán and the referee points to the spot!
47’ GOAL, Celta 1-1 Barcelona (Aspas): Celta equalize. The hosts easily move the ball from back to front through the Barça defense and Iago Aspas has his shot deflected off Jules Kounde and into the net.
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Celta 0-1 Barcelona: Back underway at Balaídos!
HALFTIME, Celta 0-1 Barcelona: Barça had all of the ball and did very little with it until Lewandowski broke the deadlock with a special goal. Celta threatened a few times on the counter and will increase the pressure in the second half, so this one is far from over even though Barça have an important lead at the break.
45’ GOAL!!! Celta 0-1 Barcelona (Lewandowski): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! A massive goal just before halftime as Lamine Yamal finds Robert Lewandowski at the edge of the box and the Pole fires a sensational strike into the far corner!
KICKOFF! Celta 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway at Balaídos!
WELCOME TO THE ESTADIO DE BALAÍDOS!!! The beautiful, newly-renovated historic home of Celta Vigo in the Galicia region is the site of a huge La Liga clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one needing to rebound from a painful result against Granada last week and looking for a confidence boost before a monster Champions League game. But it won’t be easy against a Celta side needing a big result themselves in their fight against relegation that always knows how to cause Barça problems at Balaídos. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Cancelo; Pedri, Christensen, De Jong; Yamal, Lewandowski, Roque (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Iñigo, Fort, Romeu, Casadó, Gündogan, Fermín, Raphinha, Guiu
CELTA VIGO
Starting XI: Guaita; Mingueza, Starfelt, Domínguez, Ristic; Allende, Tapia, Beltrán, De La Torre; Aspas, Larsen (4-4-2)
Substitutes: Villar (GK), Carrillo (GK), Núñez, Vázquez, Sánchez, Cervi, Jailson, Swedberg, Sotelo, Pérez, Douvikas, Rodríguez
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 25
Date/Time: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6.30pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 5.30pm GMT (UK), 12.30pm ET, 9.30am PT (USA), 11pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadio de Balaídos, Vigo, Spain
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
HOW TO WATCH
How to watch on TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Not Available (Spain, Canada), others
How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
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