Barcelona 1-2 Celta Vigo: 5 talking points as Celta dump 10-man Barcelona out of title race | La Liga 2020-21

#3 Celta Vigo score twice against Barcelona at the Camp Nou for the first time

FC Barcelona v RC Celta - La Liga Santander

Celta Vigo recorded a historic win over Barcelona. This was just their second win against the Catalan giants at the Nou Camp in 116 games against the La Liga giants.

What made this win historic was that they found the back of the net against them twice for the first time in their travels since 1941 when they recorded a 2-0 win at the Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona's old home ground.

Celta have made it five wins in a row and could end the season on a high after their struggles earlier this season.

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#2 Lionel Messi makes more goalscoring history in La Liga

FC Barcelona v RC Celta - La Liga Santander

Lionel Messi was the star of the show for Barcelona yet again. Though his performance did not earn a win for the hosts, he added more personal laurels to his name with his 30th La Liga goal of the season.

He has now scored 30 goals in the league in nine different seasons, a historic feat in itself, as no other player in the history of Europe's top five leagues has managed to maintain that level of consistency in front of the goal.

Lionel Messi has now scored 30+ goals in NINE different LaLiga seasons:✓ 2009/10 (34)✓ 2010/11 (31)✓ 2011/12 (50) - still bonkers✓ 2012/13 (46)✓ 2014/15 (43)✓ 2016/17 (37)✓ 2017/18 (34)✓ 2018/19 (36)✓ 2020/21 (30) - and countingRidiculous. pic.twitter.com/ftt0nQXUAq

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 16, 2021

He has maintained a considerable lead in the Pichichi trophy race and is guaranteed to lift the coveted trophy for a record-extending eighth time at the end of the season.

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#1 Barcelona's loss is Real Madrid's gain

FC Barcelona v RC Celta - La Liga Santander

Barcelona were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of the goal and defensive errors by Celta Vigo tonight as they ended Barcelona's slim chances of lifting the La Liga title this year for good.

This loss has now left the title race to be played out between the two capital-based clubs in Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Both clubs recorded narrow wins in their fixtures tonight and unlike Barcelona, held onto their nerves to ensure that the La Liga title hangs in the balance right until the last moments of the campaign.

And then there were two... 👀The title race will be decided on the final weekend in #LaLigaSantander! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/vjWT9HFwBJ

— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) May 16, 2021

Barcelona's loss proved to be Real Madrid's gain, as they can lift the league title in an unlikely scenario if Atletico drop points against 19th place Valladolid and they record a win over Villareal.

Here, Real Madrid's superior head-to-head record will help them win their second title in a row despite Atletico's better goal difference.