Celta Vigo vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo

FT
0 - 3

Barcelona

11': Ansu Fati
42': Clément Lenglet
51': Lucas Olaza (OG)
90'+5': Sergi Roberto

Lionel Messi guides 10-man Barcelona to win over Celta Vigo

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Barcelona rode a goal from Ansu Fati and an inspired performance from Lionel Messi to a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo on Thursday night in La Liga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by José Manuel Fontán (Celta de Vigo).
1': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Emre Mor (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
8': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
9': Foul by Emre Mor (Celta de Vigo).
9': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
14': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
14': José Manuel Fontán (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt saved. José Manuel Fontán (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
20': Foul by Gabriel Veiga (Celta de Vigo).
20': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo).
22': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
23': Gabriel Veiga (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
31': Foul by Gabriel Veiga (Celta de Vigo).
31': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Néstor Araújo replaces José Manuel Fontán.
33': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Lucas Olaza (Celta de Vigo).
33': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo).
33': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Offside, Celta de Vigo. Iago Aspas tries a through ball, but Denis Suárez is caught offside.
37': Foul by Gabriel Veiga (Celta de Vigo).
37': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Joseph Aidoo (Celta de Vigo).
39': Joseph Aidoo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jeison Murillo.
42': Denis Suárez (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
42': Second yellow card to Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
42': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
45': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo).
45'+1': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Antoine Griezmann.
45'+4': Foul by Joseph Aidoo (Celta de Vigo).
45'+4': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Denis Suárez.
45'+5': First Half ends, Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1.
45': Second Half begins Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 1.
45': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Miguel Baeza replaces Joseph Aidoo.
46': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
46': Gabriel Veiga (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo).
48': Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
51': Own Goal by Lucas Olaza, Celta de Vigo. Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 2.
53': Attempt blocked. Lucas Olaza (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Mallo.
54': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo).
54': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Miguel Baeza (Celta de Vigo).
55': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
59': Offside, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
59': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
60': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Santi Mina replaces Emre Mor.
60': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Nolito replaces Gabriel Veiga.
60': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
60': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Villar.
61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Villar.
62': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
66': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
66': Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo).
69': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
72': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Philippe Coutinho.
72': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Ansu Fati.
73': Attempt blocked. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
73': Attempt saved. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Baeza.
73': Attempt blocked. Miguel Baeza (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
74': Foul by Lucas Olaza (Celta de Vigo).
74': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Renato Tapia.
75': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo).
75': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fran Beltrán.
79': Attempt missed. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
80': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo).
80': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta de Vigo).
80': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
82': Lucas Olaza (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Attempt saved. Nolito (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
83': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
84': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo).
86': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
87': Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
87': Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt blocked. Miguel Baeza (Celta de Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolito.
88': Corner, Celta de Vigo. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
88': Attempt missed. Néstor Araújo (Celta de Vigo) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nolito with a cross following a corner.
89': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
89': Jeison Murillo (Celta de Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta de Vigo).
90'+1': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta de Vigo).
90'+3': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Fran Beltrán (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
90'+5': Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 3. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 3.
0': Match ends, Celta de Vigo 0, Barcelona 3.

Statistics

BAR		CEL
10	Fouls	22
3	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
56.2	Possession	43.8
7	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
477	Accurate Passes	345
557	Passes	425
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	16
0.1	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	31
26	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
4	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	13
15	Effective Clearances	11
15	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	37	+61	94
2	Real Madrid	37	+40	83
3	Villarreal	37	+22	69
4	Atlético Madrid	37	+22	69

Full Table

Line-Ups

Celta Vigo (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Iván Villar (GK)
24	Yaison Murillo
15	Lucas Olaza
18	Joseph Aidoo
29	José Fontán
2	Hugo Mallo
14	Renato Tapia
6	Denis Suárez
31	Gabri Veiga
10	Iago Aspas
11	Emre Mor

Celta Vigo Substitutes:

Santi Mina, Iago Dominguez, Okay Yokuslu, Miguel Rodríguez, Fran Beltrán, Nolito, Sergio Carreira, Álvaro Vadillo, Néstor Araujo, Raúl Blanco, Miguel Baeza, Brais Méndez.

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Neto (GK)
15	Clément Lenglet
3	Gerard Piqué
18	Jordi Alba
20	Sergi Roberto
14	Philippe Coutinho
21	Frenkie de Jong
5	Sergio Busquets
10	Lionel Messi
22	Ansu Fati
7	Antoine Griezmann

Barcelona Substitutes:

Arnau Tenas, Francisco Trincão, Konrad De La Fuente, Carles Aleñá, Santiago Ramos, Iñaki Peña, Pedri, Ronald Araújo, Martin Braithwaite, Miralem Pjanic, Ricard Puig, Ousmane Dembélé.

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