A Red Card and Two Goals: Barcelona Loses a Victory Against Celta
The big upset happened in the La Liga - Celta got back from 0:2 and stopped the leader of the championship.
Barcelona scored both their goals after mistakes of the opponents' defenders. Rafinha 15 minutes in took advantage of the fact that the ball just jumped over Alonso, then waited for him and left Celta player out of position for the second time, only then sending the ball into the goal.
Then Lewandowski simply rammed through the Celta defense, winning two consecutive duels - and in both cases the defenders were the first on the ball.
Barça were badly undermined by the red card of Casado. Almost immediately, Kunde ran into his own penalty area with the ball and lost it in favour of Gonzalez. And in the 86th minute, Alvarez scored a spectacular goal to make the stadium roar - a 2-2 draw.
2024-25, Spain - La Liga
Celta - Barcelona 2:2 (0:1)
Goals: Raphinha, 15 (0:1); Lewandowski, 61 (0:2); González A.M., 84 (1:2); Alvarez H., 86 (2:2)
Celta: Guaita; Starfelt; Mingueza; Alonso M.; Galiano J.; Moriba; Beltrán (Sotelo, 75); Douvikas (Iglesias, 75); Alvarez H.; Aspas (Durán, 90); Bamba J. (González A.M., 62)
Bench: Villar; Aidoo; Manquillo; Domínguez C.; Sousa D.; Ristič M.; Cervi; Allende
Yellow Cards: Aspas 45; Galiano J. 60; Sotelo 87; Alonso M. 90; Moriba 90
Barcelona: Peña I.; Cubarsí; Martinez In.; Kounde; Martín (Fort H., 46); Gavi (de Jong F., 75); Casado M. (till 82); Olmo (Torre P., 89); Raphinha; Pedri (Fermin, 75); Lewandowski (Pau Victor, 89)
Bench: Szczesny; Kochen Diego; Balde Al.; Domínguez S.; Casino G.
Yellow Cards: Martín 3; Casado M. 75, 82; Fort H. 80; Fermin 90
Red cards: Casado M. 82'
