Saturday November 3, 2012 Day 10 Finished Camp Nou
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Liga - Sevilla held by resolute Levante
Sevilla were held to a 0-0 draw by Levante in a turgid match at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan in La Liga. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- FC Barcelona
- Celta de Vigo
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90+3 That is full-time, Barca extend their lead atop the standings, although Atletico could go back level on points if they beat Valencia.
90+2 Pedro with a screamer from range but good keeping from Varas to get a strong hand on it to keep the ball out.- 90+1 Three minutes added on.
- 90' Celta come forward now as Aspas finds space wide right. He has little support though and Celta have to go backwards.
- 89' Iniesta releases Sanchez wide left but, with Messi walking about at the moment, he has little support.
88' CELTA SUBl Toni on for Fernandez. Messi comes back on, he seems okay now.- 87' Messi finally gets up and he walks off the pitch. No point in him continuing.
86' Messi is down holding his knee. Oh dear.- 85' Messi isn't having he best night as he again fails to finish after intricate passing from his colleagues, who want him to score. Iniesta found him on the run but an oddly poor first touch from Messi saw him overstretch.
- 84' High boot from Pedro on Tunez as Barca tried to work another chance. Free-kick Celta.
- 83' Barca with a controlled spell of possession but Celta are sitting deep and holding firm.
- 81' Lago bombs forward from left-back but he is a touch over-excited and thrashes a wild shot high and wide.
- 80' CELTA SUB: Park on for Alex Lopez.
- 79' Messi and Alba combine before the Argentine drills a low cross into the box which spins away to safety.
- 78' Weirdly Messi is involved with some macho nonsense in the box before that corner. He is the daddy now I suppose... Villa comes off before it's taken as Alexis Sanchez makes an appearance.
- 77' Good stuff from Celta as Lopez gets in down the right but Krohn-Dehli gives it away and Barca break - Messi and Villa's attack broken up as Celta concede a corner.
- 76' Barca get that corner clear and with Villa chasing down Tunez Celta have to go back to the keeper.
- 75' Alba with a good challenge on De Lucas as Celta again got in down the right. Corner.
- 74' Down the other end Alves almost picks out Villa with a cross but Varas gathers.
- 73' Almost a chance for the visitors as De Lucas and Aspas combine but Barca scramble it clear.
72' Bartra clobbers Aspas and he is the latest man to see yellow.- 71' Barca make light work of clearing that corner before Pedro is brought down by Oubina, who is booked.
- 70' Good defending by Alba to intercept a fine low cross that De Lucas was set to convert at the far post. Corner.
- 69' Almost a lovely passing move from Barca as Villa's effort is blocked.
- 68' CELTA SUB: De Lucas replaces goal-scorer Bermejo.
- 66' Apparently Adriano has an adductor strain on his right side. Probably just a week or two out for him.
- 65' Pedro with a poor effort, well wide of goal.
- 64' Barca now passing it around looking for a fourth. And why not? Goal difference is key at the moment - it's what keeps them top ahead of Atletico.
- 63' That's pretty much killed this game now. I can see Barca getting one or two more but Celta will be disgusted with the way this has fallen.
- 62' Apsas is booked for complaining. That was an unconscionable error from the linesman though, far worse than the one Chelsea were complaining about last week. No excuse for this one, the line was good and the play simple.
- 61' The replay shows Alba was about two yards offside. Clear daylight, terrible from the assistant.
60' GOAL BARCELONA! A weird one too, as Alba was surely offside, everyone stopping and the crowd falling silent, but he continued his run before rounding the keeper to finish. Fine ball Villa.- 58' Patient passing from Barca as they look to work a third.
- 57' Messi on the run now, Villa gets involved and it's spread wide to Alves. Nice cross from him but over Messi's head and away for a goal kick.
- 56' Aspas with the free-kick but easy for Valdes, who watches it all the way to catch even though it was headed wide.
- 55' Nice play from Lopez to beat and draw a foul off Alves, who is booked as he walks away.
- 53' That spell of Celta pressure breaks down as Barca counter. Now Villa on the left takes on the right-back but has to settle for a corner.
- 52' Alba wins a throw on the left but it's deep in his half so his attempt to link up with Villa was perhaps a risky one. Celta have it now.
- 50' Messi shoots the free-kick but sends it high and wide. Not one of his best efforts.
- 49' Barca have a free-kick around 30 yards out. Turns out I was right - Fabregas HAS come off for Bartra, the graphic lied. So Busquets is back in midfield.
- 48' Yes, Busquets came off for Bartra, who slots directly into defence.
- 47' Lopez with a super through-ball to Aspas, who flicks a lovely finish across Valdes from a tight angle but it spins just wide of the far post!!
- 46' Having lost Adriano to injury, it seems Fabregas has a problem as he has come off for Bartra. No, its not Cesc, it's Busquets I think. That could be tactical.
46' The second half is underway.- 45+2 Half-time and Barca lead Celta 2-1 after that crazy few minutes mid-half.
- 45+1 Messi almost gets in behind the defence but the ball boucnes beyond him, Varas showing a neat piece of skill to control and clear.
- 45' One minute added time to be played.
- 44' Barca still piling it on as the half draws to a close...
- 43' Another little stat - Messi has missed four chances in one half. That is rare.
- 42' Alves finds space down the right but a low cross-shot is blocked.
- 41' Barca's possession is down to 65% now but still rather dominant.
- 39' BARCA SUB: Adriano has picked up a knock and Alves comes on, returning from injury.
- 37' Messi shows he is human as, after latching on to a loose ball to race one-on-one, he makes a mess of the finish, going too far wide, before insisting on trying to dribble it in around five players when Villa was waiting hands on hips.
- 36' A Mascherano clearance lands at the feet of Oubina, whose fizzing drive is blocked behind for a corner.
- 35' Adriano in a bit of space on the right but his cross isn't the best and Varas has it back.
- 34' Pedro is all on his own on the right, his team-mates oddly reluctant to join him in a direct attack as he is forced to look backwards.
- 33' Barca have had 75% possession so far, but Celta have won two-third of the headers and had as many chances. Counter attack!
- 32' Well wide by Adriano this time as he arrives from full-back. Good defending by Bermejo back in his final third to put him off.
- 31' Alex Lopez almost gets away again down the right but good defending from Alba this time.
- 29' Offside as Alba tries to combine with Villa on the left.
- 27' Barca, as you'd expect, are dominating possession. If you want to contact me about this game or Spanish football in general, Tweet me @Reda_Eurosport. FOLLOW ON TWITTER!
- 26' That would have been a terrible time to go for a cuppa wouldn't it Three goals in five minutes. Can Celta respond to this?
- 25' GOAL BARCELONA! This is getting silly. Villa with a first-time low finish after lovely interplay with Iniesta, two one-twos started by an Iniesta through ball, with Villa backheeling it to the midfielder before the final pass. Lovely stuff.
- 24' Well then, for once a team who start well against Barcelona are able to respond after going down. This Barca team is hurtable at the back though, Busquets and Mascherano are not natural centre-halves.
- 23' GOAL CELTA VIGO! Barca committed men forward, leaving gaps at the back as Alex Lopez raced away down the right before cutting inside, Valdes saved again but Bermejo on hand to poke the loose ball home!
- 21' GOAL BARCELONA! Adriano started the move and finished it off from close range after a fine low ball from Pedro on the right. Essentially an extended one-two.
- 20' Barca fall to sleep at the back and Aspas is in! He's one-on-one and this could be a goal but Valdes flies out to block at his feet! Great keeping!
- 19' Great ball by Cesc to release Messi on the right, he cuts inside and curls the shot in but Varas palms it away!
- 18' Iniesta finds Alba on the overlap, but Lago is able to clear his cross before Villa can pounce.
- 17' Celta doing reasonably well now as they try to work something from the right - but Villa is fouled by Tunez and Barca have a free-kick.
- 16' Given away by Adriano but Barca have numbers back to clear their lines.
- 15' A rare counter from Celta but Iago Aspas can't latch onto the through pass.
- 14' Messi runs down the left channel and attempts to lob the keeper but Varas saves.
- 13' It should be noted it was a great ball over the top from Iniesta to spring the offside trap but Andrés Túñez was on hand to clear.
- 12' Great save from Varas. Villa causing danger again down the left and squares to Busquets who is denied by the right foot of the keeper.
- 11' So close for Messi. He springs the offside trap and lofts the ball over keeper Javi Varas but the visitors get back to clear.
- 10' Ten minutes in and Victor Valdes touchs the ball for the first time.
- 8' Messi's backheel tees up Andres Iniesta whose curling effort is narrowly over the top.
- 7' Trickery from Adriano in the penalty box before Busquets' pass is cut out.
- 6' Villa's cross from the left is headed behind for the first corner of the match.
- 5' It is a back three of Alba, Mascherano and Adriano for Barca, none of whom began their careers as defenders. Busquets dropping back to help out.
- 4' A burst from David Villa down the left and he tees up Cesc Fabregas but his dipping volley from 25 metres is over the crossbar.
- 3' It took the visitors 79 seconds to get a foot in.
- 2' Celta have not had a touch in the opening 60 seconds.
1' Barca get the game going. Celta in their usual Sky Blue shirts.- 16:55 We are almost ready for the off at Camp Nou.
- 16:50 Goalkeeper Javi Varas returns to the Nou Camp in the colours of Celta just over a year after his brilliant performance for previous club Sevilla helped them secure a 0-0 La Liga draw. "In terms of media coverage it was my best night but on a personal level I have had better games," Varas, who saved a Messi penalty in added time, told Barca TV.
- 16:45 Barca centre back Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol are still missing but Tito Vilanova said he expected the former to be back training with his team-mates soon.
- 16:40 Barcelona's Lionel Messi is available after the birth of his first child. Liga top-scorer Messi missed training on Friday to accompany his pregnant girlfriend Antonella Racuzzo to the Instituto Universitario USP Dexeus, a hospital in central Barcelona. She later gave birth to baby boy Thiago.
- 16:35 TEAMS: BARCELONA: Valdés, Adriano, Mascherano, Busquets, Alba, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc, Villa, Pedro, Messi /// CELTA: Javi Varas, Hugo Mallo, Túñez, Vila, Lago; Álex López, Oubiña, Augusto, Krohn-Dehli; Iago Aspas, Park.
- 16:30 Leaders Barcelona host Celta Vigo before Real Madrid face Real Zaragoza and second-placed Atletico Madrid play at Valencia in a busy night in Liga.
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Summary
- 90+2 Pedro with a screamer from range but good keeping from Varas to get a strong hand on it to keep the ball out.
- 60' GOAL BARCELONA! A weird one too, as Alba was surely offside, everyone stopping and the crowd falling silent, but he continued his run before rounding the keeper to finish. Fine ball Villa.
- 47' Lopez with a super through-ball to Aspas, who flicks a lovely finish across Valdes from a tight angle but it spins just wide of the far post!!
- 37' Messi shows he is human as, after latching on to a loose ball to race one-on-one, he makes a mess of the finish, going too far wide, before insisting on trying to dribble it in around five players when Villa was waiting hands on hips.
- 25' GOAL BARCELONA! This is getting silly. Villa with a first-time low finish after lovely interplay with Iniesta, two one-twos started by an Iniesta through ball, with Villa backheeling it to the midfielder before the final pass. Lovely stuff.
- 23' GOAL CELTA VIGO! Barca committed men forward, leaving gaps at the back as Alex Lopez raced away down the right before cutting inside, Valdes saved again but Bermejo on hand to poke the loose ball home!
- 21' GOAL BARCELONA! Adriano started the move and finished it off from close range after a fine low ball from Pedro on the right. Essentially an extended one-two.
- 20' Barca fall to sleep at the back and Aspas is in! He's one-on-one and this could be a goal but Valdes flies out to block at his feet! Great keeping!
- 19' Great ball by Cesc to release Messi on the right, he cuts inside and curls the shot in but Varas palms it away!
- 11' So close for Messi. He springs the offside trap and lofts the ball over keeper Javi Varas but the visitors get back to clear.
- 8' Messi's backheel tees up Andres Iniesta whose curling effort is narrowly over the top.
- 16:35 TEAMS: BARCELONA: Valdés, Adriano, Mascherano, Busquets, Alba, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc, Villa, Pedro, Messi /// CELTA: Javi Varas, Hugo Mallo, Túñez, Vila, Lago; Álex López, Oubiña, Augusto, Krohn-Dehli; Iago Aspas, Park.
Team Line-up & Ratings
FC BarcelonaManager: Tito Vilanova
Celta de VigoManager: Paco Herrera
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- Víctor Valdés
- A. Correia
- S. Busquets
- J. Mascherano
- J. Alba
- Xavi
- C. Fàbregas
- A. Iniesta
- Pedro
- D. Villa
- L. Messi
Subs
- J. Pinto
- A. Sánchez
78′ - Dani Alves 39′
- A. Song
- M. Bartra 47′
- M. Montoya
- Tello
Starting line-up
- J. Varas
- Hugo Mallo
- Jonathan Vila
- A. Túñez
- Roberto Lago
- B. Oubiña
- A. Lopez
- A. Fernández
- M. Bermejo
- M. Krohn-Dehli
- I. Aspas
Subs
- E. De Lucas 69′
- Sergio Álvarez
- C. Bustos
- C. Park 80′
- C. Bellvis
- J. Tomás
- Toni 89′
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Rate Players
WELL DONE RONALDO !!!
Real madrid is the best for ever in the world......!!!! Big up for cristiano ronaldo because messi isknow nothing........!!!!!
barca very good team in the best
missi is god..
OMG MESSI :D
Barca Are The Best :D
Messi ;)
Congratulations to Barcelona for the win, and to the new daddy Lionel Messi!!
viva Barca,well done \
i like la liga
barca = unicef = dirty refs
Basir, first of all as i said do not speak farsi cause u suck at it, by the way go save your own mom and sister, cause they are getting raped in the #$%$ by all those europeans in your useless land. VIVA BARCA
Amir mother tu karkusa ra kuss konam. send me your rosbi=kussi sister tonight. i m all witing to #$%$ her/ drill her #$%$sss and puuuuuuuuuuuussy
messi equal to miss kossi, for sure barshitlona are nothing without reffree help always the same thing with them. so try not to campare bar-dirt-lona with great madrid ,,,,,,, HALA MADRID ,,,,,,,,, LONG LIFE THE GREAT RONALDO
wellcome mini messi
Barcelona 0 - Celta 3
@19:and i will kick your gay #$%$ you fanbohy crybaby, i don't blame you! your in love with Gaynaldo and your dady is miss mourinoooo the cry baby. and miguel, you go put a sock int. viva BARCA WHO WILL KICK MMADSHITS #$%$
AMIR CRY FOR YOUR TEAM.KICK BARCELONA #$%$S
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go celta, messi is tree
