Sandwiched in between two matches against Liverpool, and the La Liga title secured, the match-up against Celta Vigo wasn’t going to matter much to the Catalans – and that was indeed the case. A different Barcelona team was overpowered by Celta who saw second half goals from Maxi Gomez and Iago Aspas drastically improve their La Liga survival hopes.
With most of the usual starters not even making the trip to Galicia, a completely revamped XI was expected – and that was indeed the case. Moussa Wagué and Jean-Clair Todibo joined senior players Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen in defense, in front of Jasper Cillessen.