At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 11, the 36th round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season ushered in a focus battle, with Barcelona sitting at the Camp Nou stadium to meet Celta. In the first half, Dembele assisted Depay to score first, Andre Aubameyang went down; in the second half, Dembele again assisted Aubameyang to complete the second goal, Aspars pulled a goal back, Araujo left the field injured, and Murillo was sent off. In the end, Barcelona beat Celta 1-man 3-1 to win a three-game winning streak and remained at the bottom of the table.
Barca secured second place in the league. The two teams have met 111 times in La Liga history, with Barca having the advantage of 62 wins, 27 draws and 22 defeats, and 41 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats at home. However, Barca lost at home to Celta at home last season.
In the 11th minute, Aspars took the ball into the left side of the penalty area and crossed it, and Gallardo's tackle at the back post was deflected. In the 15th minute, Araujo gave Aspass a one-handed pass in time, but the Uruguayan returned in time to cut off Aspars' shot.
In the 30th minute, Barca took the lead, Dembele dribbled into the box on the right and crossed, Depay whipped in front of the penalty spot to give Barca a 1-0 lead over Celta.
In the 35th minute, Celta headed straight in front of the field, Gallardo received the ball at the top of the arc and fired a right-footed shot that Ter Stegen saved. A minute later, Celta crossed from the left and Gallardo's header from inside the penalty area was met by Ter Stegen.
In the 41st minute, Barca extended the score, Depay took the ball on the left side of the penalty area with a cross, the Celta defender blocked but did not get far, Aubameyang left-footed sideways shot to break the goal, Barca led Celta 2-0. At the end of the first half, Barca had two goals in hand.
In the second half, Barca went down again, Dembele dribbled the ball into the box on the right and crossed, and Aubameyang's right-footed shot from the middle opened the net twice, giving Barca a 3-0 lead over Celta.
In the 50th minute, Celta pulled a goal back, Ter Stegen sent the ball to Araujo, the two made a mistake, Gallardo broke the ball and crossed, Aspass in front of the goal stopped the ball and pushed the ball to break the goal, Celta fell behind Barca 1-3.
In the 58th minute, Barca played a counter-attack, Depay was about to enter the box with the ball, Celta defender Murillo had no choice but to bring down the Dutchman, was sent off with a red card, and Celta only had 10 men left to fight.
In the 60th minute, Araujo and Garvey collided while competing for the top of the ball, the former fell to the ground and ambulances entered the field to take Araujo to the hospital.
In the 77th minute, Dembele again crossed from the right side of the penalty area, the Celta defender made a mistake and Phuket pushed a close-range shot, but VAR showed that Eric Garcia of the pass was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 84th minute, Alves crossed from the right and Luc De Jong's header from inside the box was deflected wide of the goal. In the 87th minute, Dembele dribbled the ball into the box on the right and crossed, and Fati's enveloping shot was slightly deflected.
In the end, the match ended with Barca winning 3-1 over Celta.