Celta de Vigo 2-3 FC Barcelona: result and report

La Liga · Monday 28 August 2006

Result

Celta de Vigo 2-3 FC Barcelona

La Liga · Monday 28 August 2006, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Celta de Vigo 2-3 FC Barcelona: match report

Celta de Vigo lost to FC Barcelona 2-3 in La Liga on Monday 28 August 2006. The half-time score was 1-0.

Fernando Baiano opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Celta de Vigo's goals came from Fernando Baiano (42') and Gustavo Lopez Pablo (65'). FC Barcelona scored through Samuel Eto'o (56'), Lionel Messi (60') and E. Guðjohnsen (88').

Discipline: Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.

Celta de Vigo went on to finish that season 18th with 39 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 76.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Celta de Vigo win, 0 draws and 3 for FC Barcelona.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Goal · Fernando BaianoCelta de Vigo · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Iriney SantosCelta de Vigo
  • 53'Yellow card · Thiago MottaFC Barcelona
  • 56'Goal · Samuel Eto'oFC Barcelona · 1-1
  • 60'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 1-2
  • 65'Goal · Gustavo Lopez PabloCelta de Vigo · 2-2
  • 87'Second yellow · Iriney SantosCelta de Vigo
  • 88'Goal · E. GuðjohnsenFC Barcelona · 2-3
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Andrés IniestaFC Barcelona

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Celta de Vigo 1, draws 0, FC Barcelona 3.

Team news

Celta de Vigo line-up

José Manuel Pinto, George Lucas, Matias Emanuel Lequi, Ángel López, Pablo Contreras Fica, Borja Oubiña, Gustavo Lopez Pablo, Nenê, Néstor Canobbio Bentaberry, Iriney Santos, Fernando Baiano

FC Barcelona line-up

Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Puyol, Ludovic Giuly, Deco, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Víctor Valdés, Thiago Motta, Samuel Eto'o, Gianluca Zambrotta, Giovanni van Bronckhorst