Celta: Yoel; Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Fontàs,
Aurtenetxe (Toni 55'); Alex López, Oubiña, Rafinha; Augusto
Fernández (Santi Mina 58'), Charles, Nolito (Orellana 68'). 4-3-3.
Barcelona: Víctor Valdés; Dani Alves, Marc
Bartra, Puyol, Adriano (Montoya 30'); Alex Song, Busquets, Fàbregas
(Iniesta 70'); Alexis (Tello 82'), Messi, Pedro. 4-3-3.
Goals:
0-1. 09. Alexis. Turned ball back in to net after
Yoel pushed out Fàbregas shot.
0-2. 48. Yoel (own goal). Deflected
ball in to net after Fàbregas shot came off bar.
0-3. 54.
Fàbregas. Picked up Messi pass and struck low shot inside near post.
Yellow cards: Rafinha 23', Fàbregas 30', Augusto Fernández 33', Cabral 37'.
Another round of midweek league games this week, Barcelona throwing down the gauntlet to their nearest challengers with a 0-3 victory at Celta on Tuesday evening. Alexis started things off early on after Yoel could only push out a shot from Fàbregas, but the locals could well have equalized later in the first half, Valdés having to save from Charles and Rafinha, and Nolito having a strike ruled out for what the referee considered to be a previous foul by Charles. A couple of minutes after the restart though the visitors went further ahead, Yoel deflecting the ball in to his own net after a long shot by Fàbregas came back off the crossbar, and six minutes later Fàbregas finally got his own name on the scoresheet with a low shot after Messi set him up. After that only a string of excellent saves by Yoel prevented Messi from adding to the result, but Nolito did hit the bar with a free kick, and young substitute Santi Mina was thwarted at the last second by Montoya when free on goal near the end.