Celta Vigo vs Barcelona, La Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates

FULL-TIME, Celta 2-1 Barcelona: Barça lose the season finale and Celta avoid relegation on a dramatic night at Balaídos, and the 2022-23 campaign is officially over for the league champions.

79’ GOAL! Celta 2-1 Barcelona (Fati): BARÇA GET ONE BACK! After a nice passing sequence Ousmane Dembélé puts in a sensational cross and Ansu Fati heads it home!

65’ GOAL, Celta 2-0 Barcelona (Veiga): Celta double their lead as Gabri Veiga tries to play a cross into the box but instead fires the ball over Iñaki Peña and into the net off the post.

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Celta 1-0 Barcelona: Back underway for the last 45 minutes of Barça’s season!

HALFTIME, Celta 1-0 Barcelona: Barça had most of the ball, missed a couple of big chances and had a goal disallowed, but find themselves behind thanks to a poor mistake and terrible defending. Celta are securing safety with this result, and will try and defend the lead with their lives in the second half.

42’ GOAL, Celta 1-0 Barcelona (Veiga): Celta take the lead just before halftime as Frenkie De Jong loses the ball in midfield and Gabri Veiga is allowed to run past two defenders and fire home the opener.

41’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Carles Pérez gives Celta the lead by scoring on the rebound from a Ter Stegen save, but the goal is ruled out for offside.

11’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Barça take the lead through Franck Kessie, but the midfielder was offside and the goal is ruled out after a VAR check.

KICKOFF! Celta 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway at Balaídos!

WELCOME TO BALAÍDOS!!! The beautiful home of Celta Vigo is the site of the final La Liga match of the season between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one looking to end the 2022-23 campaign on a high. But it won’t be easy against a Celta side desperate to avoid relegation that needs a win to guarantee safety, and Barça are missing several key starters in the season finale. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Kounde, Christensen, Alonso; Kessie, Eric, De Jong; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Ferran (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Peña (GK), Tenas (GK), Gavi, Torre, Prim, Hernández, Dembélé, Fati, Rodríguez, Guiu

CELTA VIGO

Starting XI: Villar; Mingueza, Domínguez, Núñez, Galán; Veiga, Beltrán, Rodríguez; Pérez, Seferovic, De La Torre (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Carrillo (GK), Sánchez (GK), Mallo, Vázquez, Tapia, Swedberg, Solari, Cervi, Aspas, Larsen, Rodríguez, Paciência

Competition/Round: 2022-23 La Liga, Matchday 38

Date/Time: Sunday, June 4, 2023, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Monday)

Venue: Balaídos, Vigo, Spain

Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

VAR: Mario Melero López

On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Not Available (Spain, Canada), others

Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others

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