LA LIGA WEEK 7: CELTA VIGO BEAT BARCA 4-3 IN A DRAMATIC HOME PERFORMANCE

Celta recorded a famous victory over Barcelona at Balaídos. The home side were 3-0 up at half-time, but Barça fought back. A terrible Ter Stegen error gave Celta their fourth.

A thrilling night in Balaídos finished with Celta Vigo holding on for a famous victory over their illustrious rivals. Pardon the cliche but in what was truly a game of two halves, the home side had taken Barcelona to pieces in the opening 45, pouncing on the visitors' mistakes to lead 3-0 at the break.

But Celta's efforts in that intense opening period left them physically struggling in the second half, and from the start of the second 45 it looked like Barcelona would probably have a chance at least of getting back into the match.

 

And when Piqué beat keeper Sergio to the ball and nodded home in the 57th Celta's heads dipped. And they went right down when Iniesta (playing his 600th game for Barcelona) picked out André Gomes (who'd showed some powerful running during spells) in the box, only for the Barça player to go down under a double challenge. Ref Bikandi had no doubts and Neymar converted the penalty.

At that point all the money was on Barcelona levelling and likely going on to win it, but nobody had factored in an incredible Ter Stegen howler.Having received a back-pass the Barcelona keeper tried to play it out to a defender but got his timing and his angles all wrong and kicked it straight at Hernández running in on him. The ball hit the Celta player in the head and ricocheted in off the post. 4-2 and Celta felt they were back in charge.

Piqué grabbed Barcelona's third, and Luis Enrique's men went looking for the equaliser, but despite five long minutes of time added on Celta held on for a famous win.