23′Joao Félix shoots high! Gündogan left him facing a free lane towards Iván Villar, but his left-footed shot rose.
twenty-one’Another very dangerous counter from Celta! Bamba failed the final pass, even though he was offside
twentyFirst goal conceded by Barça at Montjuïc And it still doesn’t pose a risk
19′Larsen crosses the ball with quality and brand! Assist from De la Torre after a bad start from the back of Barça, who were completely out of position
19′Celta goal!! Barça beat 0-1 at Montjuïc
17′Ter Stegen avoids Aspas’ goal! Larsen left him alone and the Celta captain invented Vaseline. The German goalkeeper grabbed the ball with his fingers to send the ball into the corner
fifteen’De Jong’s knee hurts, even if it’s his fault. You can follow
14′Bad pass from Bamba on a clear Celta counterattack! The match is open tomorrow
13′Another internment for Mingueza! Christensen clears, but the former Barça defender is very active in attack
12′Christensen removes the yellow He arrived late at the prospect on the opposite side of the field and knocked Aspas down. The referee excused him with a warning
ElevenPay attention to Cancelo to avoid De la Torre’s header! He crossed again from the wing, this time Mingueza from the right, Celta
10′Double center in the area by Gündogan and Romeu! Celta’s defenders were clear, but Barça began to enter the area with some danger
9′Mingueza stole the ball from Joao Félix and launched a counterattack The short Koundé
8′Nice cross with poison from Joao Félix! Ristic struggles and Lewandowski almost capitalizes on the rebound
7′Marcos went up, but his center was cleared by Unai Núñez He got along well with Joao Félix
6′The long pass from Koundé to Lewandowski was too high As the short pass and combination didn’t work, first sign of impatience with the unsuccessful long delivery
5′Barça fans start to cheer Xavi’s team is slow and predictable, so far
4′The first arrival is from Celta! Luca de la Torre passed deep to left-back Ristic, whose centre, in a winger position, could not find a finisher. Aspas did not reach the ‘9’ zone
3′Barça play without depth Celta’s positioning is studied
2′5-3-2 at Celta The celestial team does not press and close the gaps in its field
1′The battle begins! Gündogan handles the initial ball
18:32A minute’s silence for
Marineformer FC Barcelona player who died this week
18:31Ter Stegen and Iago Aspas They are the captains
18:29The song of
Barça and the players are on the grass!
18:28The Andalusian referees
Mario Melero Lopezwith the canary
Hernandez Hernandez in VAR
18:27What a beautiful entrance to Montjuïc on a sunny afternoon and in the middle of the Mercé Festival in Barcelona
18:25Ferran, in the warm-up PHOTO: FCB
18:20Celta is classified in sixteenth position with four points. The one in
Rafa
Benitez They added four points, that is, as visitors, with a draw against Real Sociedad and a victory against Almería. So, the Galicians hope to produce a coup d’état in the match against FC Barcelona and add the second victory of the season.
18:19Since
Xavi sitting on the Barça bench, he only managed to surpass six official consecutive victories on one occasion only: between January and February of this year. So far, he has strung together five wins in three occasions. To beat Celta,
Xavi He will sign his second best streak as Barça coach.
18:17From the first league game they played
Barça and Celta -December 10, 1939- Galicians won only three times. The most recent precedent is that of the 2020-21 season. Of Celta’s 57 visits, 43 have ended in victory for Barça, eleven in draws and only three defeats. The goal balances significantly favor the culés with 152 in favor and 46 against.
18:14decorationthe sporting director of Barça, to Movistar: “We are in a good moment, we are coming from winning and scoring goals, but it is a difficult game and we have to focus on the game.
Xavi He deserves this renewal and is a team leader, knowing that player registrations will take place late. Renewal of
De Jong?
Frankie de Jong is one of those we want for the future of the club, like
Marc, Araujo, Gavi… He has two years left on his contract. “We want to stay with Joao Félix and Cancelo, their performance is very good, but there is a lot of time left for this.”
18:09Ter Stegen is facing
Iago Aspas, his black beast. Despite not scoring a goal since last March 18 against Espanyol, the celestial captain
Iago Aspas It was an old nuisance for him
Barça and especially for
Marc ter Stegenwho suffered greatly in the Galician striker’s goals.
Blades got a total
10 goals
against Barça and
nine of them are with German under sticks -the other one fits here
Cillessen-, the head of the
Celtic within
player who managed to surpass Ter Stegen the most times in his career.
18:08The two teams warmed up on the grass, in very good conditions, of
Olympic Stadium from Montjuïc
18:07Also
Alejandro Baldeas
Xavisigned his renewal this week, but the left-back was rested in the start against Celta and you will see him on the bench
18:05Barcelona’s youth team
Oscar Mingueza He faced his former team as a regular starter in defense after an ups and downs first season at Celta.
Carlos Perezanother exculé from the quarry, is a substitute
18:04And the eleven of
Celticon the club’s Twitter
18:02The Barça eleven, on the club’s Twitter
17:57Benitezon Movistar: “It’s an opportunity, let’s see if we complicate their lives. Having so much quality makes you pass, but it’s about countering their virtues and trying to attack, even if it’s ours defense of five.”
17:55Xavito Movistar: “The renewal? This is a cloud, we are culé from birth and this renewal is a privilege for me and my staff. The rotations? It’s necessary, there’s fatigue, fatigue, blows, we play every three or four days.. . And that’s why we have such a good squad, to rotate. The competitions have been very good for us. As for
João Felix We see him well, enjoying and happy, we see him well, he is not tired, score or not, let him continue working. Celta have less points than they deserve, Benítez is doing a great job and it will cost us. They take advantage of set pieces, it needs to be minimized. Mercé festivals? We hope to have the same unity with the fans, people are enjoying themselves and I hope it continues that way.”
17:49The purpose of
Barça is to win, reach 16 points and sleep as the leader, because the
real Madrid They will play a derby at the Metropolitano against Atlético on Sunday. Girona, which beat Mallorca 5-3 at 2 pm, has reached 16 points and is leading, perhaps for a while, for the first time in its history.
17:46In Celta the only injured is
Cervi
17:45The expected return on calls for
Ronald Araujo This is another good news for Barça, even though the Uruguayan defender will start on the bench.
Peter He was the only one out due to injury
17:42The coach will also celebrate his renewal until 2025, with more optional seasons. On Friday he signed on
Joan Laporta
17:40Xavi Hernandez He admitted, after the game against Antwerp, that he had seen the best level of play from his team since he joined the culé bench almost two years ago.
17:3912 goals for and no match has
Barça at Olímpic: 2-0 against Cádiz and 5-0 against Betis in the Liga and 5-0 against Antwerp in the Champions League
17:37The Barca He was riding a wave of optimism from which he did not want to get off. This afternoon
hosts Celta at that Montjuïc Stadium where, for now, he counts his presence by the successes because, in Gamper, he debuted in his temporary home.
17:31On Celta’s bench are the goalkeepers Marche and Guaita and the field players Tapia, Dotor,
Carles Perez Douvikas, Aidoo, Williot, Kevin, Manu Sánchez, Miguel and Sotelo
17:27Rafael Benitez line up with Ivan Villar;
Mingueza, Unai Núñez, Starfelt, Carlos Domínguez, Mihailo Ristic; Fran Beltrán, Luca de la Torre; Iago Aspas, Larsen and Bamba
17:24Let’s go to eleven of
Celtic!
17:22Xavi keeps his word, he announced at least two rounds and made three regarding Barça-Antwerp: they entered
Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu and Ferran Torres and they left
Bucket, Gavi and Raphinha
17:20On the bench are the goalkeepers Iñaki Peña and Ander Astralaga and the field players Balde, Araujo, Iñigo Martínez,
RaphinhaSergi Roberto, Lamine Yamal and Fermín López
17:17He
Barça starting with Ter Stegen; Joao Cancelo, Koundé, Christensen,
Marcos Alonso; Gundogan,
Oriol Romeu, De Jong; Ferran, Lewandowski and Joao Félix
17:15There are already eleven
Xavi Hernandez!
17:14At 6:30 pm it starts at
Montjuïc Olympic Stadium the match on the 6th day of LaLiga 2023-24
17:13Welcome to live
Barça-Celta!
Source: La Verdad
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