Barcelona entertained Celta Vigo at the Nou Camp earlier this evening as they looked to secure a good result at home in La Liga. Xavi’s men made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 19th minute when Jorgen Strand Larsen found the back of the net. Barca struggled to mount a comeback and were trailing 1-0 at the half-time break.
Anastasios Douviksas doubled the away side’s advantage in the 76th minute. Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire brace to equalise for the Catalan club. Joao Cancelo ended up completing the turnaround by netting the match-winner in the 89th minute. The contest finished with Barcelona earning a brilliant 3-2 win at the Nou Camp.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Celta Vigo.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves at the back but still conceded a couple of goals today.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 9/10
Cancelo gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and was lively going forward. He was responsible for scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute.
CB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
Kounde made two key chances in the opponent’s half and was solid at the back for most of the contest.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6/10
He was far from convincing on the defensive end of the pitch and was substituted at the hour mark.
LB: Marcos Alonso – 6.5/10
Alonso made two important interceptions inside his half and had a few strikes at goal. He was replaced at half-time.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
The German playmaker managed to engineer some decent openings for his teammates but failed to register a goal.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6.5/10
Romeu offered good protection for his teammates at the back and was substituted at the half-time break.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6/10
He earned the ball back once but offered very little going forward.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6.5/10
The Spaniard caught the eye at times in the final third but never looked like he would score.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 8/10
Lewandowski came to his team’s rescue by scoring a quick-fire brace in the final quarter of the game.
LW: Joao Felix – 7/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CM: Gavi – 7.5/10
Gavi added more creativity to Xavi’s midfield and has got an assist to his name.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending inside his half.
LW: Lamine Yamal – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 7/10
He was a positive influence in the Celta Vigo half.
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
Raphinha failed to find the back of the net.