The Catalans conceded twice at the end of the game against "Celta", which led to the loss of points.
"Barcelona" played an away draw with "Celta" in the match of the "14th round" of the Spanish La Liga of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo ended with a score of 2:2.
The “blue garnets” opened the scoring in the 15th minute of the match – Rafinha scored. In the second half, Hansi Flick's men doubled their advantage – in the 61st minute, Robert Lewandowski scored his 15th goal in the current Primera Division – the Polish forward leads the scoring race, ahead of his closest pursuers by seven goals.
However, at the end of the match, the Catalans had serious problems. In the 82nd minute, Barcelona was left with one man down – Marc Casado earned a second yellow card and a red card.
The Galicians quickly took advantage of their numerical superiority and saved themselves from defeat. In the 84th minute, Alfonso Gonzalez reduced the deficit, and two minutes later Hugo Alvarez brought the home team a draw.
Celta vs. Barcelona match review
Barcelona (34 points) continue to lead the Spanish championship standings. The Blaugrana are 5 points ahead of Atletico and 7 ahead of Real Madrid, which has two games in hand. “Celta” (18 points) is in 11th place.
In the next round of La Liga, the Catalan club will host “Las Palmas” on November 30, and “Celta” will play away against “Espanyol” on the same day.
Before that, “Barcelona” will play a home match of the 5th round of the main round of the Champions League on Tuesday, November 26, against the French “Brest”.