Barcelona produce wild comeback vs. Celta Vigo to keep distance over Real Madrid in La Liga title chase

When you try to win a Treble, it is important that a team can pick up points when they are not at their best, and that is exactly what Barcelona did in a 4-3 victory over Celta Vigo on Saturday. Goals from Raphinha and Dani Olmo helped to turn what a 3-1 deficit was in the 62nd minute to play for the men of Hansi Flick to secure all three points.

It has been an emotional week for Barcelona after booking their place in the semi -final of the Champions League after the past Borussia Dortmund, but the matches will not stop quickly. During the week, Flick schedule proclaimed congestion and said: “Every competition protects their clubs when they play in the Champions League. We don’t have time to rest.” In April, Barcelona will have three games left with a league match against Mallorca, the Copa del Rey Final versus Real Madrid and the first stage of the semi -final of the Champions League, where they are confronted at the end of the month (you can view Barca vs. Paramount+).

These are not games where Barcelona can rotate a lot with trophies and competitions with upcoming high effort, and even this collision showed why. Flick tried to let players such as Lamine Yamal and Gavi rest, which led to Barcelona a hat trick to allow Borja Iglesias, giving them a considerable shortage to work out.

It was not long after players such as Yamal and Olmo had submitted the match to make an impact, because Olmo scored only five minutes after his introduction, before Yamal helped a Raphinha goal only four minutes later. The Barcelona attack was back to what was expected, and in the end Raphinha was able to convert a penalty in the eighth minute of the second half of the playing time of the game for Barcelona to claim all three points.

In the epic season of the Brazilian so far, this now brings him to 28 goals and 20 assists in all competitions for Barcelona. He has been a real Ballon d’Or communications and leads this side back to the upper reaches of La Liga, because they have now gone seven points of Real Madrid on top of the table for the time being.

It was not all smiling for Barcelona, ​​in which striker Robert Lewandowski was immersed from the game because of muscle development. He will be assessed, but with so many competitions, Barcelona cannot afford it for Lewandowski to miss a lot of time. The Polish striker has scored 40 goals and helped three more for Barcelona in all competitions this season, his best return since his season 2021-22, where he delivered 50 in all competitions for Bayern Munich. With Lewandowski as the center of attention, Flick has been able to create an attack that can cause fear in every team in the world, which is why Barcelona is in the race for a Treble.

The next in that search will be a Clasico opposite Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final on 26 April, and if Lewandowski cannot make that match, it will be a pretty loss for the team. Real Madrid has been from the first place and is beaten by Arsenal in Champions League game, but in rivalry matches the shape goes out, especially when a trophy is on the line.

Flick has been able to press the right buttons this season so far, but he has to keep doing this, because Barcelona cannot afford to slip during these coming games. It is always a challenge to win a Treble, but with the congestion of the fixture for players around the world that grow through the season, it becomes a more difficult performance every time it is ready. Barca has it in their sights and the first real step is against Los Blancos next Saturday.