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Celta Vigo 2-0 Barcelona: Ernesto Valverde's men suffer first league defeat since November as La Liga strugglers put second-string side to the sword Barcelona have suffered their first league defeat since November at Celta Vigo The La Liga strugglers eased past Barca's second-string side with a 2-0 victory Uruguay forward Maxi Gomez and Iago Aspas goals was enough to beat Barca

By Reuters Reporter

Published: 01:46 BST, 5 May 2019 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 5 May 2019

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Barcelona fell to their first La Liga defeat since November as the champions were beaten 2-0 at struggling Celta Vigo after making 11 changes but forward Ousmane Dembele suffered an injury setback ahead of Tuesday's Champions League game at Liverpool.

The win took Celta on to 40 points and a step closer towards guaranteeing survival but it meant 19th-placed Rayo Vallecano became the first team to be relegated, after a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Levante left them on 31 points from 36 games.

Uruguay forward Maxi Gomez gave Celta a deserved lead in the 67th minute, sliding to the floor to divert a low pass beyond Barca's reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, after the home side saw a goal ruled out for a marginal offside after a VAR review.

Uruguay forward Maxi Gomez gave Celta a deserved lead in the 67th minute

Uruguay forward Maxi Gomez gave Celta a deserved lead in the 67th minute

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