In ten minutes, Celta ruined the perfect football exercise that they had practiced on the Montjuic grass for eighty. The Barcelona crashed again and again against the pyramid that Benítez had built. Celta, on the other hand, always came out with speed and verticality, chaining clear chances in front of Ter Stegen’s goal. In fact, although the 0-2 scored by Douvikas seemed to put the match already at the mercy of the celestials, the result even seemed short of what it deserved. However, Aspas disappeared from the scene, Joao Félix met Lewandoski for the first time, and The game went crazy in its final stretch, in an emotional coordinate contrary to the reasoning that suited Celta.
Benítez repeated the lineup of recent weeks although with an interesting positional variation, with Larsen clearly on point even in defense and Bamba occupying the right wing. That position enhanced the Norwegian striker, the brightest Celtic in the game. He brought down balls, paused them, promoted the counters and finished them. Ter Stegen saved a great header. But before that he had not been able to intercept a low shot that opened the scoring. De la Torre, Bamba and Iago Aspas had more opportunities to extend the lead in the first half, in which the hosts only had one shot from Joao Félix.
The dynamic did not change after the break even though Xavi began to introduce offensive pieces in your equation. In fact, Celta remained just as calm in contention and found even more space in their exits. Time and time again he reached finishing areas. Bamba made some bad decisions and Ter Stegen continued to keep Barcelona alive. That seemed to succumb when Douvikas, who had replaced Larsen, completed a sensational counterattack.
Benítez retired Aspas, already thinking about holding on to the comfortable income. It will never be known what would have happened to the Moañés on the field. The truth is Cracks appeared that until then had not existed. Lewandoski took advantage of them to equalize and Cancelo, already in full frenzy, to complete the comeback. The Celts became desperate, although Mingueza had one last chance to rescue at least a point.
It didn’t happen. Celta loses. A defeat that is assumed normal a priori, but that hurts in an extraordinary way due to the way in which it occurred. The team showed signs of growth again about Benítez’s plans during those eighty extraordinary minutes. But he collapsed, contrary to what is expected of a coach from Madrid. Mitigating the emotional impact of disappointment will be one of the coach’s tasks to receive Alavés on Thursday, in a crucial match to alleviate the league anguish at this start of the championship in which the Celtic virtues have received little reward and their defects, a large punishment.
2023-09-23 18:32:46
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