This is the week of incredible reversals of situation! Two days after Manchester United’s extraordinary victory against OL in the Europa League (5-4), after three goals scored in the last 10 minutes of the extension, Barça and the Celta de Vigo offered a fairly brilliant show on Saturday afternoon. The Blaugranas, leaders of the Spanish classification with now seven points ahead of Real, were very scary by being led 3-1 in the second period by the Galician formation. Before winning on the wire (4-3).
Ferran Torres nevertheless opened the entrance score of a cross shot (12th), but the formation of Hansi Flick, an impressive collectively since the start of the season and semi-finalist of the Champions League in addition to making the race in the Liga, posted its immense faults. The German coach asks his team to play very high, with a defensive line sometimes placed squarely in the opposing camp, and that allowed Celta to score three times!
Borja Iglesias, in a messenger this season at 32 years old and recently relegated to the bench, made the match of his life by scoring a hat -trick! He first took advantage of a beautiful wojciech szczesny cagade on a center of Pablo Duran to equalize (15th). Upon returning from the locker room, Iglesias went to the goal on a huge clearance of Yoel Lago, from his surface, then on Frenkie de Jong's failure to bring the scoring to 3-1 (52nd and 62nd).
Raphinha carries Barça
The Barcelona raising was quickly started. With a XXL raphinha. Launched by the Brazilian winger, Dani Olmo relaunched the left suspense (64th). Then the old Rennais equalized the head on a center of Lamine Yamal (68th). It was finally after additional time and thanks to a penalty given by the Var that Raphinha gave the victory to his team (98th), to peak at 15 goals in Liga and 12 in LDC.
FC Barcelona is getting closer to the coronation, even if it is still six days in Liga, including a clasico to play against Casa Blanca on April 11. Jules Koundé and his teammates followed up with the reception of Mallorca next Wednesday, before the King's Cup final against these same Merengues on Saturday in Seville (perhaps without Kylian Mbappé, hit in an ankle).
