VIGO. Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. In front of 13,146 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who had the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Guadalupe Porras Ayuso. The 4th official was Alejandro Lucena Perdomo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Barcelona that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Celta de Vigo to win the match​.

Celta de Vigo shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 4 yellow cards (R. Tapia, A. Solari, E. Coudet and I. Aspas). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 6 yellow cards (J. Alba, E. Garcia, F. de Jong, A. Ezzalzouli, M. ter Stegen and S. Busquets).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Celta de Vigo will have 12 points like Villarreal and Cádiz to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 17 points like Espanyol to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will host Villarreal on the 20th of November with a 9-9 head to head record.

FC Barcelona will host Espanyol on the 20th of November with a 24-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet decided to play with the following team: Matías Dituro (6.1), Hugo Mallo (6.2), Joseph Aidoo (6.3), Jeison Murillo (6.4), Javi Galán (7.2), Renato Tapia (6.0), Augusto Solari (5.8), Denis Suárez (6.1), Nolito (7.3), Iago Aspas (8.5) and Thiago Galhardo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Blanco, Franco Cervi (7.2), Gaizka Campos, Fran Beltrán (7.4), Jose Fontán, Kevin Vazquez (7.3), Néstor Araujo (7.0), Hugo Álvarez, Okay Yokuşlu and Miguel Baeza.

Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of K. Vazquez (injured).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: A. Solari for F. Beltran (47′), H. Mallo for K. Vazquez (47′), R. Tapia for F. Cervi (65′) and J. Murillo for N. Araujo (70′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

The most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 40 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (5.1), Óscar Mingueza (6.6), Eric García (6.7), Clément Lenglet (7.1), Jordi Alba (7.0), Nicolás González (6.9), Sergio Busquets (7.6), Frenkie de Jong (7.6), Gavi (6.6), Memphis Depay (7.4) and Ansu Fati (7.2).

They had on the bench: Riqui Puig (6.3), Samuel Umtiti, Yusuf Demir, Philippe Coutinho, Iñaki Peña, Luuk de Jong, Alejandro Balde (5.9), Ronald Araújo (6.1), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (6.8) and Lazar Carević.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of A. Balde (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: A. Fati for A. Balde (48′), E. Garcia for R. Araujo (48′), Nico for R. Puig (59′) and Gavi for A. Ezzalzouli (80′).

Best player: Frenkie de Jong​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Frenkie de Jong.

His rating is (7.6) with 64 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Deportivo Alavés – Levante – 2-1
• Celta de Vigo – FC Barcelona – 3-3
• Espanyol – Granada – 2-0
• Real Madrid – Rayo Vallecano – 2-1