FC Barcelona outclassed Celta Vigo 3-1 at Camp Nou on Tuesday during the 36th day of La Liga, and clings a little more to second place, seven points ahead of Sevilla FC (3rd, 65 pts), which receives Wednesday (8:30 p.m.) the first relegated, Mallorca.
Powered by Ousmane Dembélé on fire, with two assists and classy action, the Catalans scored three goals through Memphis Depay (30th) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (41st, 48th), before Iago Aspas closed the gap for the Galicians to the 50th. The match was especially marked by the evacuation by ambulance of Ronald Araujo shortly after the hour mark: the Uruguayan defender hit his head against that of Gavi on an aerial ball, then staggered, grimacing before collapsing on the lawn. His team-mate Eric Garcia and Celta Vigo captain Iago Aspas gave him first aid, then trainers and an ambulance entered the Camp Nou lawn, put him on a stretcher and evacuated him. He was replaced by Clément Lenglet (68th).
A few minutes earlier, the Colombian Jeison Murillo had just been sent off (58th) twelve minutes after entering the game at the break, and let his team finish the match at ten after a foul as the last defender on Memphis Depay at the surface entrance. Thanks to this success, FC Barcelona has almost secured its second place in La Liga: the Blaugranas, who validated their ticket for the next Champions League last weekend, are now seven points ahead of Sevilla FC (3rd , 65 pts), which receives Wednesday (8:30 p.m.) the first relegation, Mallorca. If the Andalusians do not win, the Catalans, two days from the end of the championship, will be assured of the place of runner-up to Real Madrid, which will get them a ticket for the Spanish Super Cup.
Note the very good performance of Ousmane Dembélé: with these two assists, the French winger overtook Karim Benzema to become the best passer in La Liga, with 13 assists in just 19 matches this season.
