Balaídos lived up to his ‘cursed’ reputation in Barcelona: The culé team left two points on their visit to Celta (2-2), who scored two goals in two minutes to tie the game and certify the Blaugrana’s second consecutive setback in the League.
Bad feelings at Barça. Again like in Anoeta. Again without Lamine Yamal. Hansi Flick’s team had the obligation to win no matter what in Balaídos, which for some reason has a ‘cursed’ reputation in Barcelona. It was jumping to the green and Celta made it clear why. Those from Giráldez were the ones who led the way in a first half in which The culé team only won in one aspect: success.
A clear arrival, a goal. That easy. The Olympic team could have gone ahead earlier, warning in the first minutes with a shot that Iago Aspas, alone in the area, inexplicably kicked out. Celta did not take advantage and it was Raphinha who opened the cangetting gold from a mistake by Mingueza, who ate a long ball from Koundé and then was not able to read the Brazilian’s dribble before he put the ball in the net.
The goal did not stop Celta. He even had a tie the Giráldez team with a double occasion practically immediate: Ilaix Moriba ran the band and put it into the area, but Bamba did not reach the shot and Hugo Álvarez crashed it into Gerard Martín; In the next play, the midfielder forced Iñaki Peña to show off with a tremendous volley from very far away. Shortly after, Bamba went all out, very forcefully, to finish another cross into the area. But nothing.
Until There was time to claim a penalty from Martín on Aspas that the referee did not grant in what would be only the start of Balaídos’ anger with the referee. Meanwhile, the only danger that Barça left was a great individual action by Dani Olmo, who occupied the left lane so that Raphinha could replace Lamine Yamal on the right, and a goal disallowed by Lewandowski for offside.
And on the edge of rest, to which Barça came ahead but with very little to celebratethe celestial stadium exploded: Gerard Martín once again knocked down Iago Aspas with a very hard tackle and the entire Celta bench asked for the second yellow. But the referee didn’t show it and went to the locker room looking at the tissues.
The second half began with a change in the Blaugrana ranks: Héctor Fort took the green in place of Martín, who had played too much with play in the second half. The script, however, It was very similar —with Celta pressing with everything and the culés resisting— until Barça scored the second.
Again it was a mistake well used by the League leader: Raphinha stole the ball and put it into the area for Lewandowski, who, although he controlled poorly, kept the ball, after a Bad Starfelt Clearanceand beat Guaita ruthlessly.
With the score at 0-2, anyone would think that the game was resolved. Nothing further. The expulsion of Marc Casadó Seeing the second yellow card, after a grab on Ilaix Moriba when the Olívic midfielder was unmarked, changed everything: Celta took the lead and warned with a goal – own goal, by Íñigo Martínez, after a cross – disallowed.
A minute later, madness would break out in Balaídos: Koundé fell asleep in the area and Alfon stole his wallet to beat Peñawhich until then had excelled with stops of all colors. When the celestial fans had not yet finished celebrating, Hugo Álvarez cut back in the area against Fort to open up space and put the ball in the net.
The scoreboard did not move further, despite the fact that Borja Iglesias was able to score the third with a spur shot and Barça had the last one in a long ball to Raphinha that Marcos Alonso cut out. Barça leaves Balaídos adding only one point, without breaking his curse in olive territory, and with the feeling that, without Lamine Yamal, he doesn’t know how to win.
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