La Liga: Barcelona lead by 3-2 comeback win over Celta Vigo with 3 goals in final 10 minutes

By: Tsakisi Muhlari

Twitter: @Queentsakiey

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Barcelona remains unbeaten since the season started and have won their fifth La Liga game in a row, and while this wasn’t as pretty and dominant as the last two games it was just as exciting as Barcelona came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening.

Barcelona struggled for 75 minutes to break down the visitor’s tight defence and found themselves down by two goals, but a fantastic late comeback led by Robert Lewandowski and finished by João Cancelo gave Barcelona all three points in dramatic approach, and the defending champions will be at the top of the table for at least the next 24 hours.

From the second this match started; one could sense it was going to be a frustrating evening for the home team. Celta was defending in a very compact 5-3-2 and closing spaces with a very good organisation. Barcelona had no option but to keep the ball and pass it around looking for openings, but they struggled to create any significant chances in the first 20 minutes.

Joao Cancelo scoring the third goal photo by Mike Roberts/Geety Images

Barcelona improved and began moving the ball more quickly to finally find some spaces in the middle, and João Félix missed a couple of outstanding opportunities after great passing work in midfield. But the Catalans failed to break down the Sky Blues, and lost Frenkie de Jong to an ankle injury late in the period.

At halftime Celta’s game plan was being carried out perfectly and they had a deserved lead based on how well they defended and counter-attacked, and Barcelona needed plenty of improvement to find a way back in the final period.

On second Xavi Hernández the goalkeeper of Barcelona wasted no time and was aggressive at halftime, with two substitutions and a change of formation that left the team with four attackers and more numbers in the middle as the coach looked to present the Celta defence with a different difficulty.

Barcelona wasted no time scoring an equaliser after a beautiful pass from Raphinha and an assisted by João Cancelo to Lewandowski, who made it 2-2 just four minutes after his first goal and gave Barcelona a real chance to find a late winner. They did a brilliant cross from Gavi, found a perfectly timed run by João Cancelo and the full-back scored a beautiful goal to give Barcelona the lead just before stoppage time.

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scores their first goal photo by Reuters/Albert Gea

Cancelo said that he was grateful to have helped his new team after having had what he called a poor performance after turning the ball over several times.

“I made many mistakes, but you just have to keep focused and play until the end of the game. We didn’t play well, and Celta performed well defending its area. But it’s always superior to play poorly and win, than to play well and lose,” said Cancelo.

Seven minutes were added, and Barcelona needed to regroup and target on protecting the lead as Celta failed to find a way to rescue a point.

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   Fc Barcelona Vs Celta Vigo 3-2,Lewandowski and Joao Gaols Video by @Acxozfooball

Óscar Mingueza nearly scored against his former club in what was Celta’s best chance in the dying moments, but despite hardships Catalans survived the late blitz and clinched all three points when the final whistle was blown.

“It was a great counterattack,” said Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández, who signed a contract extension through 2025 on Friday.

“It’s true that we were disorganised at times and didn’t make the ball flow like in other games, but the team won in faith and bravery,” he added.

Listen to:Stewart Robson and Alex Kirkland join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to break down how Barcelona came back to defeat Celta Vigo, 3-2, on Saturday. https://soundcloud.com/tsakisi-tsakisi/barca-playing-forward-fueled?si=a326176daac441bdafd9d61649ab6b5b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


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