Celta Vigo vs Barcelona: La Liga – In the absence of Iago Aspas, Gabri Veiga stepped up for Celta Vigo’s youth squad and scored a crucial goal that helped his team stay in the First Division. Despite facing several challenges, Celta Vigo managed to hold their ground against the La Liga champions Barcelona. Ansu Fati however pulled one back for the catalans. Follow La Liga LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Balaídos, Celta Vigo’s home stadium, supported their team wholeheartedly. Barcelona dominated possession in the early stages, but Kessie’s goal was ruled offside with the help of VAR. As the first half came to a close, Celta Vigo started to show more attacking intent
At the beginning of the match, there was tension in Carvalhal’s box as Barcelona dominated possession. Within the first 15 minutes, Kessie scored a goal for Barcelona, but it was disallowed by VAR due to an earlier offside.
Kessie had another chance, causing anxiety among the Balaídos stands. However, towards the end of the first half, Celta Vigo made a decisive move in their favor. Their first significant threat came in the 37th minute when Luca de la Torre’s shot set up Óscar for a potential goal, but his shot missed narrowly.
Just moments before halftime, the atmosphere at Balaídos intensified with joy when Gabri Veiga scored a goal. Seferovic provided the pass, and the young player demonstrated excellent crossing ability by beating Christensen to find the back of the net.
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In the beginning of the second half, the local team showed signs of nervousness, leading to several inaccuracies on their part. The ball remained predominantly with Barcelona, causing concern among the Celta Vigo supporters. Celta Vigo relied on their tricks and hoped for a counterattack that could catch Barcelona off guard.
With thirty minutes remaining, Xavi made a triple substitution, introducing Dembélé, Ansu Fati, and Iñaki Peña in goal. However, the substitute goalkeeper, Ter Stegen’s replacement, had a terrible start as he conceded a goal from a shot by Gabri Veiga, extending Celta Vigo’s lead to 2-0 and causing jubilation in the stands.
With the Balaídos crowd behind them, Aspas made his entrance onto the field with fifteen minutes remaining, earning another round of applause from the fans who could already see their team securing their place in the league.
This salvation didn’t come easily and was accompanied by significant suffering. As expected, the suspense lasted until the end, as Ansu Fati narrowed the gap by scoring a header from an excellent cross by Dembélé.
Celta Vigo vs FC Barcelona confirmed line-ups
Celta Vigo XI (4-3-3): Villar; Mingueza, Dominguez, Nunez, Galan; Veiga, Beltran, O Rodriguez; Perez, Seferovic, Torre
FC Barcelona XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, Christensen, Alonso; F de Jong, Kessie, Garcia; Ferran, Lewandowski, Raphinha
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