Barcelona defeats Celta Vigo 3-2: Player evaluations as three late goals secure a victory.

On Saturday, Barcelona stunned Celta Vigo with a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory after scoring three goals in the final 10 minutes.

After Xavi’s squad played poorly for the opening 80 minutes and fell down deservedly 2-0, Robert Lewandowski scored twice to get Barcelona back into the game and prevent them from suffering their first loss of the year.

Joao Cancelo’s late winner gave Barcelona all three points, so the excitement didn’t end there.

How the game went
After the first ten minutes, Barcelona had 80% of the possession, thus they quickly understood the nature of the contest. Although Celta was swift on the counter, they were content to sit deep with their back five in an effort to annoy their opponents.

Iago Aspas’ attempt at a lob required Marc-Andre ter Stegen to backpedal awkwardly, but Celta was celebrating shortly after as Jorgen Strand Larsen evaded the offside trap and found the German’s bottom corner with great brilliance.

Soon after, Jonathan Bamba missed a wonderful chance to add a second. The midfielder was in a good position to score but made a bad attempt to square the ball that was both poorly timed and underhit.

After 23 minutes, Barcelona had its first meaningful shot on goal.

Player rankings for Barcelona (4-3-3)

GK: 5/10 for Marc-Andre ter Stegen The sole factor that prevented Barcelona from losing four or five here.

Joao Cancelo, RB; 6/10; It was disappointing for the first 80 minutes, but it turned around in the final 10 minutes with goals and assists.

Jules Kounde, CB, scored 4/10. Not usually believable in person. made poor choices on both sides of the field.

Andreas Christensen is a 3/10 sloppy cornerback. as he failed to track his men, had runners flying around him way too readily.

LB Marcos Alonso scored a dismal 2/10. Celta was able to easily rush forward on every counter thanks to his positioning. didn’t seem to be in any particular hurry to retreat.

Oriol Romeu, DM; 7/10 tried to tug the strings but also created a lot of significant obstacles.

Substitutes

Gavi (36′ for De Jong) – 6/10 – A deft cross found Cancelo to seal the victory.

Lamine Yamal came in at 46 seconds for Alonso. made an effort to make something happen. Lively.

SUB: Ronald Araujo (46′ for Romeu) – 6/10 – Punched the gloves off the goalkeeper with a fierce long-range strike. seems to be back in shape.

Alejandro Balde came on in the 60th minute in place of Christensen. While on the field, he was quiet.

Raphinha (72nd) replaces Torres – 6/10 – decent work to help change the course of the game.

Inaki Pena, Ander Astralaga, Sergi Roberto, Inigo Martinez, and Fermin Lopez are the substitutes who are not used.

Manager

Xavi received a 3/10 for overanalyzing his substitutions, changing the formation, and assigning players to awkward tasks. A critical tactical error was made when Romeu was removed, leaving a fragile defense without any natural cover. so fortunate to come out on top.

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski was named the game’s MVP.