RC Celta fell to FC Barcelona (4-1) in a match in which the sky-blue gave a good image on the pitch. A hat-trick by Messi turned the match in favor of the home side.
The first half was characterized by evenness. Both RC Celta and FC Barcelona had stretches in which they dominated the match. It was the azulgranas who got ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a penalty transformed by Messi. Olaza equalised the match thanks to a sensational free-kick that was quickly answered again by Messi, also a free-kick.
Just at the beginning of the second half the Argentine attacker extended the gap with another sensational free-kick. Oscar Gacía’s players tried in every possible way but were not fortunate to score. In the final stretch Busquets scored the final goal.
GAME SHEET
4 – FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo (Busquets, min 20), Piqué, Umtiti, Junior; De Jong, Sergi Roberto, Arthur; Messi, Ansu Fati (Dembele, min 46); Griezmann (Suárez, min 72)
1 – RC Celtic: Rubén; Hugo Mallo, Aidoo, Araujo, Olaza; Pape Cheikh (G. Fernández, min 80), Lobotka (Denis, min 75), Beltrán; Sisto (Brais Méndez, min 63), Juncà; Aspas
Goals: 1-0 Messi, min 20; 1-1 Olaza, min 40; 2-1 Messi, min 44; 3-1 Messi, min 48; 4-1 Busquets, min 84;
Referee: Cuadra Fernández, of the Balearic committee. He booked Umtiti, Messi, Sergi Roberto, Busquets (FC Barcelona) and Beltrán (RC Celta).
Field: Nou Camp
