Barcelona were without Lamine Yamal again at Balaidos and once again failed to take the three points without the 17-year-old in the side.
Yet Hansi Flick’s side really should have emerged victorious. Goals from Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski had put the team in control until individual mistakes proved costly.
Marc Casado’s red card proved pivotal, with the youngster picking up a second yellow card on 82 minutes. Two minutes later, Celta had one back after Jules Kounde lost the plot and allowed Alfonso Gonzalez to halve the deficit and give the hosts hope.
It got even worse for Barca after another two minutes when Hugo Alvarez evaded Hector Fort and fired a shot across goal and into the back of the net.