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Barcelona lost its first loss in La Liga since November. The champions were beaten 2-0 against Celta Vigo in trouble after 11 changes, but striker Ousmane Dembele was injured in the Champions League match in Liverpool on Tuesday.
Dembele, coming into play in Barca's 3-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the semifinal last week, was one of the few regular starters to face Celta. Coach Ernesto Valverde made radical changes after winning the title last Saturday.
The victory earned Celta 40 points and one step closer to guaranteeing survival, but that meant Rayo Vallecano, 19th, was the first team to be relegated, after a Levante 4-1 win over 31 points in 36 minutes. matches. .
Uruguayan striker Maxi Gomez gave Celta a deserved lead in the 67th minute, sliding to the ground to deflect a low pbad beyond the goalkeeper of the Barca reserve, Jasper Cillessen, after the 39, the local team was given an offside after a VAR criticism.
The captain and talisman of Celta, Iago Aspas, then sealed the victory of the opposing team by converting for the penalty spot after another VAR critic ruled that Samuel Umtiti of Barca had managed the ball.
The Barca, who lost for the first time since his 3 to 3 loss to Real Betis nearly six months ago, totals 83 points while Atletico, second, has 74 after losing 3-0. at Espanyol on Saturday.
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