Barcelona 1-2 Celta Vigo: Szczesny and De Jong made mistakes.

Playing at home, Barca started proactively and didn't need much time to score the opening goal. In the 12th minute, Torres dribbled straight into the center of the pitch before unleashing a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball into the far corner of the net, leaving the goalkeeper helpless. The former Man City striker reached the milestone of 10 goals in La Liga, a feat he had never achieved in his previous three seasons playing for the Catalan team.

The home fans' joy lasted only four minutes. Szczesny rushed out but couldn't stop the cross from the right wing of the visiting team. Borja Iglesias took advantage of the opportunity to finish into an empty net, bringing the game back to a tie.

Barcelona faced difficulties against Celta Vigo.

For the remainder of the first half, Barca maintained a dominant possession rate (66%). However, the quality of the home team's attacks was not high. Efforts to score from Raphinha and Lewandowski were easily saved by Guaita. Too focused on attacking, Barca nearly conceded a goal after a counter-attack at the end of the first half. Szczesny was alert and made two consecutive saves from Moriba and Losada.

Just seven minutes into the second half, another error occurred in the Barca defense. Frenkie De Jong misjudged the ball, allowing Iglesias to break through and unleash a powerful diagonal shot, forcing Szczesny to pick the ball out of the net for the second time.

Barca just lost to Dortmund, ending their 24-match unbeaten run across all competitions (20 wins, 4 draws). Despite this, the "Blaugrana" are still showing impressive form and will quickly return to the domestic league, where they are fiercely competing with Real Madrid for the La Liga title.

Barcelona currently lead the league by four points over rivals Real Madrid, but "Los Blancos" still have a game in hand. The El Clásico match at the end of the month, coinciding with the Copa del Rey final, promises to be a pivotal game that will decide the season for both teams.

First up is a tough away trip to Balaídos to face Celta Vigo. The Galician team has not been an easy opponent for Barca in recent years. In their last 15 encounters in La Liga, Barcelona have only won 7, drawn 5, and lost 3. Since the 2017/18 season, only Real Madrid have avoided defeat against Barca more often than Celta.

For their part, Celta Vigo suffered a 0-2 defeat against Espanyol last weekend, ending their eight-match unbeaten run (five wins, three draws). However, the team is still in a fierce race for a European cup spot next season, competing for seventh place with Mallorca and Real Sociedad.

Celta will need to improve their poor away record at Camp Nou, where they have lost in 6 of their last 7 visits (winning only 1). However, their recent away form offers some hope. They are on a four-match unbeaten run away from home (two wins, two draws), and a victory over Barcelona could see them achieve the feat of winning three consecutive away games in La Liga for the first time since January 2018.

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