La Liga - Rafinha scored twice as Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 4-3
2025-04-20 00:17
The 32nd round of the 2024/25 La Liga season staged a focus match. Barcelona, at home, took the lead with a goal from Ferran Torres, but kept losing goals afterwards. However, with Olmo and Rafinha scoring, they finally defeated Celta Vigo 4-3.
Two minutes into the game, Barcelona organized an attacking opportunity. Fermin broke through to the wing and sent a cross. Lewandowski shot directly in the penalty area, but the ball went wide. In the 9th minute, Rafinha took a corner kick and Inigo Martinez headed the ball, but the ball went over the goal.
In the 12th minute, Inigo Martinez passed the ball, Ferran Torres received it and broke into the penalty area with a long shot from the top, helping Barcelona take the lead 1-0.
In the 15th minute, Celta Vigo seized the ball and immediately counterattacked. Bobro Duran passed the ball to the penalty area, and Iglesias got the ball past Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny and then pushed the ball into the goal, helping Celta Vigo to tie the score 1-1. In the 27th minute, Rafinha received a pass from his teammate at the top of the penalty area and shot from a distance, but the ball was caught by the Celta Vigo goalkeeper.
In the 39th minute, Barcelona got a free kick, Rafinha chose to shoot directly, but the ball went over the goal post. In the 43rd minute, Celta Vigo created an attacking opportunity, Ilaix Moriba got the ball and shot low from the penalty area, Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny immediately blocked the ball, and then Iker Losada made a direct shot, but it was also blocked by Szczesny.
In the 49th minute of the second half, Bobro Duran dribbled into the penalty area and then passed the defense and shot low, but the ball was saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny. In the 52nd minute, Celta Vigo defender Yoel Lago passed the ball to Frenkie de Jong who was unable to clear it. Iglesias got the ball and entered the penalty area and shot low to score, helping Celta Vigo to overtake 2-1.
In the 57th minute, Celta Vigo seized the ball and launched a counterattack. Iglesias received a diagonal pass from his teammate and ran into the penalty area to shoot, but was blocked by Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny. Then Ilaix Moriba kicked the ball high when he made a follow-up shot.
In the 62nd minute, Barcelona was intercepted again. Iglesias took the pass from Sergio Carrera and broke into the penalty area. Facing Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny, he shot the ball into the empty goal, helping Celta Vigo to expand their lead to 3-1.
In the 64th minute, Rafinha received Lewandowski's diagonal pass and Olmo scored a low shot from the penalty area, helping Barcelona to tie the game 2-3. In the 68th minute, Yamal made a lob pass to the penalty area, and Rafinha headed in to help Barcelona tie the game 3-3.
In the 78th minute, Lewandowski was injured and was replaced by Gavi. In the 84th minute, Rafinha took a corner kick and Gavi headed the ball but missed the goal.
In the second half stoppage time, Olmo entered the penalty area and received a long pass from his teammate, but was kicked by Yoel Lago. After the intervention of VAR, the referee awarded Barcelona a penalty kick. Subsequently, Rafinha took the penalty kick and scored, helping Barcelona lead Celta Vigo again 4-3.
In the end, Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 4-3 away from home. After two consecutive wins, Barcelona currently ranks first in the standings with 73 points, 7 points ahead of Real Madrid, which is in second place, with one game played first.
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