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FC Barcelona players celebrating the comeback goal against Celta

BARÇA CAME BACK FROM 0-2 AGAINST CELTA

All the details of Barça's incredible comeback in just nine minutes

Published:23/09/2023 - 22:56h

Updated:23/09/2023 - 22:56h

On Saturday, FC Barcelona completed its first great comeback of the season in Montjuïc with an epic victory against Celta de Vigo (3-2). Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Joao Cancelo revived the culés in nine minutes of madness

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The fans of the FC Barcelona will not forget easily the triumph of the Saturday in front of the Celtic of Vigo (3-2). The ones of Xavi Hernández fell, with justice, by 0-2 in front of the Galician group to ten minutes for the end and, in a ráfaga of nine minutes gave it gone back of spectacular form, promoted by the magic of the Joaos and the inagotable hit of Robert Lewandowski.

When the Greek Anastasios Douvikas converted the second of the Celtic in the 76', the visitors seemed to have the victory in the pocket. However, an assistance of Joao Félix to Lewandowski in the 81' woke up to the culés, a big technical gesture of the luso, puncturing the balloon, so that the '9' resolved with a finish acrobatic that fusiló to Iván Villar. From here, the Barcelona alluvium was imparable.

The contribution of the Joaos, invaluable

With the Celtic in state of shock, appeared Joao Cancel to lead the traced back. The side had had his worst night since it debuted like culé, but found a space by right, previous habilitation of Ronald Araújo, to yield a 'pass of the death' to the point penalti where alone could appear a 'killer' as Lewandowski. Without losing time, the Pole finished of first with a derechazo imparable and the advantage gallaega banished in alone five minutes.

In case it was little, the same Cancel avivó, on the minute 90, to mark a diagonal to the centre of the area in front of a defence visitor totally replegada. Gavi Saw the desmarque of the player yielded by the Manchester City and put a perfect centre so that the one of Barreiro consummated the epic traced back Barcelona. Madness in Montjuïc after a very complicated day in which, to base of character and pride, was possible to give turn to a very hard result.

On the impact of the Joaos in the team, Xavi withdrew his posture to give freedom and confidence to both. "We say them that they dare, that does not matter to fail. Of the failures and of the errors learns . Probably I Cancel it has not done his best party, but has had faith, gives him the assistance to Robert, goes in of second line... They are things that, without playing well, wins a vital party for us".

The Barça, leader waiting for the derbi

With the triumph, the Barça recovers the leadership with 16 points, the same that the Girona, but with better difference of goal (+10). Now, the ones of Xavi await by the derbi Madrilenian between Real and Athletic, the Sunday in the Metropolitan, tying a 'pichazo' of the whites to keep in the peak. The Tuesday, the Barça will visit to the Mallorca and, three days later, will go back to Montjuïc to receive to the Seville. The calendar does not give break and follow adding triumphs is fundamental to revalidate the title.

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