Ernesto Valverde could be tempted to rotate his Barcelona line-up for the Celta Vigo game
Barcelona's charge towards the La Liga title was held up after a much-changed side was held to a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo, where Sergi Roberto was sent off with his side's first league red card in over a year.
Jonny Castro levelled the scoring on the stroke of half time, tapping home a cross at the near post.
Celta, who started ninth in the table and still in contention for a Europa League spot, should have taken the lead on 10 minutes when Aspas picked out Maxi Gomez in a central position and his snapshot was beaten away by Ter Stegen.
Ter Stegen, Philippe Coutinho and Dembele were the more established names selected and Dembele took his chance, capping an excellent attacking display with a brilliantly taken goal in the 39th minute.
Man of the match: Iago Aspas. Subs - Messi 6, Vidal 5, Roberto 4.
Both sides also skimmed the woodwork in quick succession, with Paulinho's header only able to hit the bottom of the post from a corner in the 26th minute before Celta Vigo put together a swift break, but Brais Mendez saw his sweeping effort go past the upright after taking a slight deflection. Frequently got himself into the box and made his presence known and the second goal, touched over the line by Alcacer, really belonged to him.
83' GOAL! Celta Vigo 2-2 Barcelona: The hosts have an equaliser! Messi has made such a difference since coming on. Andre Gomes was caught in possession as Aspas pushed the ball out to Gomez on the right.
Читайте также: UK leader sorry for Caribbean citizens immigration mix-upMessi was introduced after an hour at the Stade Balaidos and looked to have inspired another Barca victory when Paulinho gave the visitors a 2-1 lead four minutes later.
But Barcelona were dealt a blow in the 71st minute when they went down to ten men.
MF Sergi Roberto, 4 - The only Catalan player to get on the pitch for Barca certainly showed his loyalty to the club with an attempted rugby tackle on Aspas. Barcelona's unbeaten Liga record is at real risk of disappearing now!
Aspas bent the resulting free-kick just over the bar but eight minutes from the end he was celebrating as Ter Stegen could only parry Emre Mor's cross and as the ball spun up, it brushed Aspas' chest, hand and floated into the net.
Given the captain's armband for the game, Aspas stepped up to the plate and was an attacking force for Celta Vigo as he continued his impressive season for the club, and was heavily involved in much of their forward play - of which there was a lot.
Barcelona nearly doubled their advantage late in the first period when Coutinho found Paulinho with an excellent cross, but Celta defender Jonny managed to clear over his own crossbar at the vital moment. It was an eye-catching performance from the striker.
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