Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Celta Vigo, 2021-22 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Barcelona
  • 30': Memphis Depay
  • 41': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • 48': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
FT
3 - 1
Celta Vigo
  • 50': Iago Aspas
  • Red Card 58': Yaison Murillo

Barcelona strengthen grip on second place in LaLiga with win over Celta Vigo

Barcelona strengthened their grip on second place in LaLiga with a 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo at Camp Nou on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
  • 2': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 3': Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Dani Alves.
  • 5': Hand ball by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
  • 6': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 6': Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo).
  • 10': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 11': Offside, Celta Vigo. Joseph Aidoo tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
  • 15': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 17': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
  • 21': Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 28': Foul by Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo).
  • 28': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Celta Vigo. Javi Galán tries a through ball, but Thiago Galhardo is caught offside.
  • 30': Goal! Barcelona 1, Celta Vigo 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 33': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 35': Foul by Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo).
  • 35': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
  • 36': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Aidoo with a cross.
  • 38': Offside, Celta Vigo. Thiago Galhardo tries a through ball, but Iago Aspas is caught offside.
  • 39': Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 41': Goal! Barcelona 2, Celta Vigo 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
  • 44': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 44': Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Celta Vigo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Celta Vigo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Jeison Murillo replaces Kevin Vázquez because of an injury.
  • 48': Goal! Barcelona 3, Celta Vigo 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 50': Goal! Barcelona 3, Celta Vigo 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brais Méndez with a headed pass.
  • 55': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
  • 55': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo).
  • 58': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo) is shown the red card.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Renato Tapia replaces Thiago Galhardo.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
  • 70': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
  • 70': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo).
  • 74': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Franco Cervi.
  • 77': Offside, Barcelona. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Eric García is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 80': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 84': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
  • 84': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 85': Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 86': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a fast break.
  • 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Dani Alves.
  • 90': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Gabriel Veiga replaces Fran Beltrán.
  • 90': Substitution, Celta Vigo. José Fontán replaces Denis Suárez.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 90'+2': Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Franco Cervi.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 90'+8': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 90'+10': Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+12': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
  • 90'+12': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+12': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 90'+13': Attempt missed. Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Celta Vigo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Celta Vigo 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 18
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
46.2 Possession 53.8
13 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 484
471 Passes 552
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 40
37 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 19
12 Effective Clearances 10
12 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 55,899

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 13 +28 33
2 Real Madrid 12 +14 27
3 Atlético Madrid 13 +12 26
4 Villarreal 12 +4 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García Yellow Card
4 Ronald Araújo
18 Jordi Alba Yellow Card
8 Dani Alves
9 Memphis Depay
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
30 Gavi
25 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
19 Ferran Torres
7 Ousmane Dembélé
Barcelona Substitutes:
Samuel Umtiti, Neto, Ricard Puig, Martin Braithwaite, Jandro Orellana, Ansu Fati, Adama Traoré, Luuk de Jong, Óscar Mingueza, Álvaro Sanz, Arnau Tenas, Clément Lenglet.

CEL Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Matías Dituro (GK)
4 Néstor Araujo
15 Joseph Aidoo
8 Fran Beltrán
17 Javi Galán
20 Kevin Vázquez
6 Denis Suárez
11 Franco Cervi
23 Brais Méndez
10 Iago Aspas
7 Thiago Galhardo
Celta Vigo Substitutes:
José Fontán, Renato Tapia, Gabri Veiga, Augusto Solari, Coke Carrillo, Rubén Blanco, Orbelín Pineda, Yaison Murillo.

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