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Iago Aspas: "We knew we had to pressure them high up, we were clear about it from the start." #CeltaBarça
Iago Aspas celebrates scoring Celta Vigo's second goal in victory over BarcelonaNo Messi, more problems
Despite having won both previous games this season where Messi was absent, Barcelona clearly missed their talisman as they failed to unpick Celta's defence for long periods.
Neymar took it on himself to play Messi's roaming role but often found himself running into traffic, while neither Arda Turn nor Rafinha could provide the attacking thrust lost by Neymar dropping deeper.
Instead it was Pique who offered his side's most consistent attacking threat, surging forward to head in a cross from substitute Andres Iniesta, making his 600th Barcelona appearance, before also turning in Denis Suarez's ball from the right.
And while Pique was guilty of backing off Aspas for Celta's second, Barcelona's miserable night was summed up by Ter Stegen - at fault for two goals, with his late error ultimately putting the draw beyond his team in a frantic finale.
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