Furious Flick says Barcelona were fortunate to draw at Celta

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick said his errant players had only themselves to blame for their 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo in LaLiga, adding that they were lucky to escape even with a point.

Barca opened a two-goal lead thanks to tries from captain Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, but after Marc Casado was sent off in the 82nd minute, the hosts fought back with two late strikes.

Alfon Gonzalez and Hugo Alvarez were on target as Celta denied Barcelona the chance to move eight points clear at the top, and Flick said his side could have few complaints.

“It wasn't just the last few minutes, we played a really bad game tonight,” Flick told DAZN.

“If you don't play 100%, you can't win. That's how it went the whole match. We have to be honest.

“These things happen. It was a bad game. The players are not happy. Everyone can play better than what we did today. You have to stay focused. Sometimes it may seem that what we are doing is easy, but it is not.”

Flick would not point fingers at Casado for the red card or at defender Jules Kounde for a bad mistake that led to Celta's first goal. Instead, he criticized his party's collective effort and performance levels.

“The red card and Kounde's mistake are just a consequence of the team's poor play. We made a lot of mistakes and lacked confidence on the ball throughout the match,” said Flick.

“We didn't play the football we are used to, but we were lucky in some situations and got a point in the end, but we have to react because it is not worth repeating.

“I hope that what we saw today does not have a negative impact in our Champions League match against Brest on Tuesday. We have to learn from the mistakes we make.”

Barca top LaLiga with 34 points, five ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid and seven ahead of third-placed Real Madrid, who have two games in hand.