Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

16 May 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Lionel Messi 28’
  • Santi Mina 38’, 89’

Match summary

Celta Vigo came from behind to win 2-1 away at Barcelona, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Sergio Busquets, Santi Mina equalised in the 38th minute, set up by Iago Aspas, and Mina won it in the 89th minute.

Barcelona can feel hard done by, creating 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.63 from 4. Barcelona had a player sent off.

Match stats

Barcelona Celta Vigo
20 Shots 4
4 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2.11 xG 0.63
2.11 Non-penalty xG 0.63
20 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Barcelona Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Lionel Messi
Assist: Sergio Busquets1-0 (Barcelona)
28’
38’
Santi Mina
Assist: Iago Aspas1-1 (Celta Vigo)
Half-time1-1
89’
Santi Mina1-2 (Celta Vigo)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barcelona
  • Clement Lenglet
  • Riqui Puig
Celta Vigo
  • Carlos Domínguez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 0.63 28’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 28’ 38’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-1 38’ 89’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 0.63 28’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 Messi 28’ 38’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Mina 38’ 89’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-2 Mina 89’
Barcelona 2.11 xGCelta Vigo 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Barcelona attacking 
87’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 61’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 87’ Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 28’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 89’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 81’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Pedri (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 42’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 61’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 87’ Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 28’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 89’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 81’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Pedri (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 42’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Ronald Araújo DEF903 0.520.000
Clement Lenglet DEF830 0.000.000
Gerard Piqué DEF640 0.000.491
Sergio Busquets MID9010 0.000.362
Ousmane Dembélé MID702 0.080.173
Ilaix Moriba MID862 0.060.083
Pedri MID461 0.040.000
Jordi Alba MID901 0.080.531
Lionel Messi FWD9017 0.640.192
Antoine Griezmann FWD702 0.130.123
Riqui Puig Sub440 0.000.031
Sergiño Dest Sub261 0.040.011
Martin Braithwaite Sub201 0.530.000
Trincão Sub200 0.000.000
Miralem Pjanic Sub40 0.000.082

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 78% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 14% Avg odds 7.13
Celta Vigo win 8% Avg odds 11.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona WLWDD
Celta Vigo LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 0-3 Barcelona, 01 Oct 20 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 3-3 Barcelona, 06 Nov 21  All Barcelona vs Celta Vigo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.