La Liga 2024-25: Celta Vigo completes comeback to draw 2-2 against 10-man Barcelona

With Barca down to 10-men, the home side piled on the pressure and managed to score twice with strikes by substitute Alfonso Gonzalez and Hugo Alvarez in the 84th and 86th minutes respectively.

Hugo Alvarez of Celta Vigo celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the LaLiga match between RC Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona at Estadio Balaidos on November 23, 2024 in Vigo, Spain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Celta Vigo fought back with two late goals in quick succession to play out a highly entertaining 2-2 draw against La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday.

It looked like Barca was cruising towards victory after it opened a two-goal lead thanks to strikes by captain Raphinha in the 15th minute and by Robert Lewandowski in the 61st, but the script changed after midfielder Marc Casado was sent off due to a second-yellow card for a foul in the 82nd minute.

With Barca down to 10-men, the home side piled on the pressure and managed to score twice with strikes by substitute Alfonso Gonzalez and Hugo Alvarez in the 84th and 86th minutes respectively.

Barca continues to top the La Liga standings with 34 points, five ahead of Atletico Madrid in second and seven ahead of third-placed Real Madrid, which has two games in hand.

While Real goes to Leganes, Atletico hosts Real Sociedad in their fixtures on Sunday.