90+5' Messi's freekick is deflected but the ref blows the whistle for full-time! Wow, that was some game, lads and lasses. The Barca players surround the ref, clearly feeling hard done by some of the ref's decisions. Full-time!
90+2' Suarez has been so bad in the build-up play in the last 10 minutes or so. He is caught dwelling on the ball for too long and Barca lose possession.
90' Suarez had the chance to make something happen and nearly did, but what should have been a corner is given as a goal-kick. The refereeing has been below-par, again.
89' Barca are rushing their passes now. Hell, I won't be surprised if Celta grab a late winner here judging by the way the hosts have defended. appaling.
85' Messi! Nearly grabs the winner! Suarez did well to control and play Denis on the left and the latter's shot takes a deflection and falls for Messi. The Argentine is only able to head it wide! Big chance!
82' Barca are seeing a lot of the ball, but are struggling to break through. The service from the wide areas has dried up and the crossing into the box is a bit aimless here. Can they create one good clear-cut chance before the end?
80' Jeez, Aspas absolutely schooled Pique with a fake there. The defender is bailed by his teammate Alba though. Barca have struggled while defending Celta's counters.
77' Barca play it out well from the back and nearly convert! It seemed like a mix up between the two Celta centre-backs, but luckily for the away side, it falls away from any Barca attacker!
75' PIQUE WITH A TERRIBLE MISS! Messi cheekily passed it through the clueless Celta defence who were expecting a cross and Pique, collects it, rounds off Ruben, but can't find the net! Amazing!
74' Yellow card to Roncaglia. Barca get a freekick. Again, it's an angle from where Barca can't take a direct shot or cross it as they don't have enough aerial prowess.
Poor play by Barca and Alba in particular. Aspas had acres of space on the right after Alba was found out of position and he squared it to an unmarked Gomez who smashed it past Stegen.
68' Barca have the lead and should be able to manage the game well now that Celta will throw more men forward. Their defensive structure could become a bit looser now.
Leo Messi starts the move with a brilliantly weighted pass for Abla. The pass took out Gomez and Wass, and Alba, on the left, simply had to side-foot it to a free Suarez who tapped it in with ease!
56' Celta's spell of possession nearly ends with a chance for Barca! The hosts applied the press and Suarez had two options, only to go for the harder one, thereby stopping the move. Alba was in a better position on the left there, he passed it to Messi who was stifled quickly.
54' Barca knock it around well in the attacking third but can't find a final pass. Rakitic tries a long pass from just around the halfway line but it's safely collected by Ruben. Celta can't afford to play this deep, though it is working now. All it takes is one moment of magic from Messi!
52' Every time Celta break forward, the fans home fans will have their heart in their mouth. If they can get that one pass right, Barca could be behind again.
50' Alba and Iniesta nearly combine well on the left. The latter, with some quick footwork, eased past Fontas but Alba had just drifted offside! Shame.
49' Barca have so many players in the attacking third that Celta will fancy their chances on the counter. But their passing has left a lot to be desired in the final third.
48' Barca should have scored! Paulinho wriggled past two Celta defenders and even managed to round off Ruben, but his side-foot shot is just wide with the whole goal wide open!
The second half is moments away. Messi, after ending his worst goal drought since April 2016 (6 goalless games), will be raring to go and add a few more!
Peeeeeep! Halftime at the Camp Nou. Jeez, we need a breather. Barca's clash with Celta rarely disappoints and we've had one hell of a game so far. Keep it coming in the second half, lads!
45' Barca's defence is cut open again and Aspas was at the heart of it. His pass to Wass was neat but the Dane decides to take a wild shot from the right! Bad decision. Sisto was free in the box! Barca off the hook!
43' Survival is the key for Celta and they have managed to regroup and attack in the last few seconds. They've also managed a few minutes of possession.
42' Sisto with SOME RUN on the left! He slaloms past Roberto and Pique on the left and finds Wass on the right. The Dane's cross is a bit too deep though and Barca manage to get it away.
41' Good chance there! Mendez picked a good pass but Aspas just drifted offside and the flag is up. Should've kept his run in check there. Nevertheless, ter Stegen still managed to save it. Did we say the man was in form?
39' A good bit of pressing from the away side there as Pique isn't allowed time on the ball. They need more of that. Can play deep against this Barca attack.
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