Celta Vigo vs Barcelona, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGASuarez brace not enough a Barcelona slump to draw at Celta Vigo
A Luis Suarez brace proved insufficient as Barcelona squandered an opportunity to go three points clear of Real Madrid atop La Liga with a 2-2 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Denis Suárez (Celta de Vigo).
- 5': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jacobo González.
- 6': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jacobo González.
- 7': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 7': Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Fedor Smolov (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 7': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge Sáenz.
- 10': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arturo Vidal following a corner.
- 12': Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 13': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Brais Méndez.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Piqué.
- 16': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 19': Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo).
- 20': Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Fedor Smolov (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 22': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 23': Foul by Denis Suárez (Celta de Vigo).
- 23': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 24': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (Celta de Vigo).
- 24': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo).
- 29': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 32': Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 34': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo).
- 34': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 43': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Arturo Vidal.
- 45'+1': Offside, Celta de Vigo. Rubén Blanco tries a through ball, but Fedor Smolov is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jacobo González.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1.
- 47': Hand ball by Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo).
- 49': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 49': Foul by Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo).
- 49': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Barcelona 1. Fedor Smolov (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu with a through ball.
- 51': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 53': Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 53': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 58': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta de Vigo).
- 58': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 60': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Rafinha replaces Okay Yokuslu.
- 60': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Filip Bradaric replaces Brais Méndez.
- 60': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Nolito replaces Fedor Smolov.
- 61': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo).
- 61': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Foul by Filip Bradaric (Celta de Vigo).
- 63': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo).
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joseph Aidoo.
- 67': Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Barcelona 2. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ansu Fati.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Aidoo.
- 72': Foul by Jorge Sáenz (Celta de Vigo).
- 72': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Jeison Murillo replaces Néstor Araújo.
- 73': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
- 73': Rafinha (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo).
- 74': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Filip Bradaric (Celta de Vigo).
- 75': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iago Aspas.
- 80': Attempt saved. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 80': Foul by Rafinha (Celta de Vigo).
- 80': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Jacobo González.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Jordi Alba.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann replaces Luis Suárez.
- 82': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
- 82': Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Jorge Sáenz (Celta de Vigo).
- 82': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nolito (Celta de Vigo).
- 83': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
- 85': Kevin Vázquez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Riqui Puig.
- 86': Offside, Celta de Vigo. Denis Suárez tries a through ball, but Santi Mina is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 87': Rafinha (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Goal! Celta de Vigo 2, Barcelona 2. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta de Vigo).
- 90': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 90'+5': Filip Bradaric (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celta de Vigo 2, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Celta de Vigo 2, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Celta de Vigo 2, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 67.6 | Possession | 32.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 573 | Accurate Passes | 238 |
| 648 | Passes | 311 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 9 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Celta Vigo (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Rubén Blanco (GK) |
| 4 | Néstor Araujo  |
| 16 | Jorge |
| 18 | Joseph Aidoo |
| 6 | Denis Suárez |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 5 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 29 | Jacobo González |
| 20 | Kevin Vázquez |
| 9 | Fedor Smolov |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 28 | Ricard Puig |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 31 | Ansu Fati |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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