THE BARÇA BUT ON THE CELTA DESPITE THE RETURN OF DEMBELE

Barça could not get rid of Celta, this Thursday in the 8th round of the Cup. But the Catalan club recorded the return to the competition of Dembélé.

1 / 8th finals go of the King's Cup

Celta Vigo-Barcelona: 1-1

Goals: Sisto (31st); A. José (15th)

105 days after his last match played and a serious injury contracted, Ousmane Dembélé reappeared on Thursday on a football field. Recovered from his physical problems, the French winger played in the last 20 minutes of Barça's match against Celta in the first knockout round of the King's Cup. A smooth entry that he could not celebrate with success. He and his teammates had to settle for a draw.

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Dembélé was incorporated by Ernesto Valverde in the 72nd minute. From the outset, the former Rennes has sought to highlight by multiplying the calls. He was often served, but he could not use the ball wisely. A little waste that we will voluntarily put on the account of a lack of competition, even a certain tension. The international tricolor still managed to create a goal opportunity. In the 78th minute, his shot down and in a firm angle was repelled by the keeper. Eight minutes later, he also had an attack to exploit, but lacking support he could not go through.

The return of Dembelé, even if it was not breathtaking, will certainly eclipse this match which will have been of an average level. With a team largely overhauled, the leader of La Liga has shown little danger. However, the goal of Arnaiz José in the 15th minute on a service of André Gomes, had launched the visitors. Finally, after this achievement, only Sergi Roberto managed to make run through a semblance of fear in the Galician defense with a shot on the transversal (62nd) and a recovery past close to the frame (91).

Celta side, we can feed regrets at the end of this tussle. The team of Juan Carlo Unzué had the means to win this match. The equalizer of the Danish Sisto, on a strong recovery after a shot from Iago Aspas on the cross, came at the heart of a strong time of the premises. And in the second half, Vigo continued to look forward in the hope of winning the bet. In the 74th minute, Emre Mor of Turkey just missed Jesper Cillessen and gave his team a third straight success against the Catalan side.