Celta coach: Barcelona performed better in this game and there was no problem with penalty kicks

Hupu News on November 10th. In the 12th round of the 2025-26 La Liga season, Celta Vigo lost 2-4 to Barcelona. After the game, Celta coach Claudio Hilardes expressed regret for the result of the game.

"What I feel is the sadness of the people, the sadness of the team, we cannot accept that we have to lose to Barcelona and we have to compete with them evenly. The handball is very unfortunate, Alonso has no intention to expand the defensive area, but it is true that this year this type of handball is being whistled, there is no problem, you just admit it, and then the opponent scores. These are very vague situations, we are unlucky to encounter them. They performed better and it does not depend on the referee ".

In terms of the content of the game, Hilardes said: "We had some very good moments, making them uncomfortable and making mistakes, and their defense lacked coordination. But we stayed in the low defensive formation for too long. When holding the ball, we made wrong decisions due to fatigue. We wasted too many offensive opportunities and failed to create a threat. When the score is leading, they can monopolize the game in your half, and it is very difficult to steal the ball from their feet," Hilardes analyzed.

One situation is Casado's absence at the last minute. "You go out on the pitch with an idea of ​​a starting lineup, you give your pre-match speech, you do your comments after the warm-up, and then all of a sudden, someone else comes on. Olmo comes on instead of Casado, which is a big change. We knew that if Casado came on, they would have trouble defending Borja," he elaborated. Celta's second goal was scored through Borja.