78’ INJURY: Barça lose a crucial player to injury as Robert Lewandowski is replaced by Gavi after asking for a substitution with what appears to be a left hamstring issue.
68’ GOAL!! Barcelona 3-3 Celta (Raphinha): BARÇA EQUALIZE!!! The hosts waste no time and score a third as Yamal puts a beautiful cross into the box and Raphinha rises highest to head it home!!!
64’ GOAL! Barcelona 2-3 Celta (Olmo): Barça get a second! A quick response and a lifeline for the home team as Raphinha plays Olmo through and Dani passes the ball into the bottom corner with his left foot.
62’ GOAL, Barcelona 1-3 Celta (Iglesias): Celta double the lead. A bad pass from Dani Olmo is cleared away and the long ball from the edge of the box finds Iglesias all alone through the middle, and the striker lobs the ball past Szczesny to complete his hat-trick.
52’ GOAL, Barcelona 1-2 Celta (Iglesias): Celta take the lead. A horrible mistake on a simple goal-kick as Frenkie de Jong and Iñigo Martínez both fail to control the ball and Iglesias is free to run through the middle and find the bottom corner to double his tally and put the visitors ahead.
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 1-1 Celta: And we’re back underway in Montjuïc!
HALFTIME, Barcelona 1-1 Celta: Barça started well and scored early, but gave away their lead immediately and struggled to break down a stubborn and well-organized Celta side that also offered a ton of threat on the counter. Lamine Yamal and others are on the bench to help change things in the second half, but Celta will definitely not make this easy.
15’ GOAL, Barcelona 1-1 Celta (Iglesias): Celta equalize on the counter as Pablo Durán plays a low cross that Wojciech Szczesny fails to claim and Borja Iglesias has an easy tap-in for the visitors.
12’ GOAL!!! Barcelona 1-0 Celta (Ferran): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Ferran Torres goes on a great solo run from left to center and fires a gorgeous low shot from outside the box that finds the bottom corner to put the home team in front!
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Celta: And we’re underway in Montjuïc!
WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the site of a huge La Liga match between visitors Celta Vigo and Barcelona, who come into this one looking to temporarily extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points with a victory at home to stay in control of the title race. But it won’t be easy against a well-coached and talented Celta team that’s in great form and always causes Barça all kinds of problems, home or away. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
Note: the comments will be opened only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)
LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Martín; Fermín, De Jong, Pedri; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Ferran (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Araujo, Christensen, Eric, Fort, Gavi, Torre, Olmo, Yamal, Fati, Víctor
CELTA VIGO
Starting XI: Guaita; Rodríguez, Lago, Alonso; Durán, Beltrán, Moriba, Carreira; Losada, Iglesias, Swedberg (3-4-3)
Substitutes: Villar (GK), Domínguez, Jailson, Mingueza, Rodríguez, Cervi, Álvarez, Sotelo, Ristic, González, López, Aspas
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 32
Date/Time: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 4.15pm CET (Barcelona), 3.15pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 10.15am ET, 7.15am PT (USA), 7.45pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Mario Melero López
VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), GXR World (India), DAZN (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
