First Division - Day 7

Celta 4 - Barcelona 3

Celta: Sergio Álvarez; Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Sergi Gómez, Roncaglia; Daniel Wass (Jonny 83’), Radoja; Pione Sisto, Pablo Hernández, Bongonda (Marcelo Díaz 63‘); Iago Aspas (Guidetti 89’). 4-2-3-1.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Mathieu, Jordi Alba (Paco Alcácer 81‘); André Gomes, Busquets (Denis Suárez 75‘), Arda Turan; Rafinha (Iniesta 46’), Luis Suárez, Neymar. 4-3-3.

Goals:
1-0. 22. Pione Sisto. Controlled Aspas pass and turned shot past Ter Stegen.
2-0. 31. Iago Aspas. Picked up long clearance and ran on to beat keeper.
3-0. 33. Mathieu (own goal). Turned Wass centre in to own net trying to clear.
3-1. 58. Piqué. Got above defence to head long Inesta cross wide of keeper.
3-2. 64. Neymar (penalty). After Andre Gomes pulled down by Radoja in area.
4-2. 78. Pablo Hernández. Headed poor Ter Stegen clearance back in off post.
4-3. 87. Piqué. Steered header down past keeper from Denis Suárez cross.

Yellow cards: Busquets 45’, Hugo Mallo 63’, Piqué 74’, Luis Suárez 88’.

Barcelona came in to their game at Celta at the end of Sunday evening knowing that a win would take them top, but in the end they were defeated 4-3 by the Galicians, and they finish the weekend down in fourth place. The Catalans dominated the first ten minutes, Sergio Alvarez having to save from Luis Suárez. But the locals came back, and midway through the first half Pione Sisto picked up a pass from Iago Aspas to open the scoring. Soon afterwards they were three goals up, Aspas picking up Hugo Mallo’s long clearance to run on and score, and Mathieu turning a Daniel Wass centre in to his own net just a minute or so later. Luis Enrique turned to Iniesta at the break, and with just under an hour gone he crossed in following a short corner for Piqué to head one back. Six minutes later Neymar made it two from the penalty spot after Radoja pulled down André Gomes, and Barça were back in it. However with twelve minutes to go a terrible mistake by Ter Stegen gifted a fourth to Pablo Hernández, and although Piqué headed a third for the visitors from a Denis Suárez cross, the goal came too late to change the scoreline. The second time in a row that the Culés have let in four goals in Balaidos, and after a disastrous start to the season, Celta are now up in to the top half of the table.