RC Celta achieved a brilliant victory against FC Barcelona (1-2), the fifth in a row, which certifies that the team from Vigo will finish LaLiga in eighth position. Coudet’s team will host Betis next Sunday to close the season.
The match started with Barcelona taking control of the ball and Celta defending with order and without suffering. Despite the local arrivals, the sky blue players showed their strength and Iván Villar hardly had to intervene in the first minutes.
With hardly any dangerous chances, it was Messi who put the azulgrana team ahead when he headed in a good cross from Sergio Busquets. The goal did not change the idea of Coudet’s men, who continued to show order in search of a counterattack. In one of them came Santi Mina’s equalizer with a sensational shot from outside the area against which Ter Stegen could do nothing.
The second half followed the same dynamic and although it was the home team who had possession of the ball, the Vigo players hardly suffered the rival attacks. The one who did test the goalkeeper was Denis Suárez, who forced Ter Stegen to make a great save.
In the final stretch, Araújo first and Solari later could have given the victory to RC Celta but their shots were stopped by the German goalkeeper. However, Santi Mina picked up a dead ball almost at the buzzer and scored his second goal of the day to certify a great sky blue victory.
TECHNICAL SHEET
1 – FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Araujo, Piqué (Dest, min 63), Lenglet, Alba, Busquets, Pedri (Riqui, min 46), Moriba (Pjanic, min 85), Griezmann (Martin, min 70), Dembele (Trincao, min 70) Messi
2 – RC Celta: Iván Villar, Kevin, Carlos, Araújo, Aarón Martín, Fran Beltrán (Hugo Sotelo, min 92), Denis Suárez, Brais Méndez, Nolito (Solari, min 68), Aspas (Baeza, min 77), Santi Mina
Goals: 1-0 Messi, min 27; 1-1 Santi Mina, min 38: 1-2 Mina, min 89;
Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque). Yellow cards for Riqui, Lenglet (double yellow) (FC Barcelona) and Carlos (RC Celta).
Field: Nou Camp
