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Liverpool reject Iago Aspas helps Celta brush aside Barcelona for a second straight year

Published 07:24 3 Oct 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Liverpool reject Iago Aspas helps Celta brush aside Barcelona for a second straight year

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What's the Spanish for déjà vu?

Twelve months ago, almost to the day, Iago Aspas scored twice as Celta Vigo put four goals past Barcelona. Tonight, the former Liverpool forward got a goal and an assist as Celta did the same again. The 29-year-old is best known on Merseyside (and in England, to be honest) for one of the worst corners in Premier League history, but he has had a far better time of it back at the club where he scored 37 goals in two seasons to first catch the eye of Brendan Rodgers. Aspas laid on the opener for Pione Sisto before scoring the second himself, and it was his presence that forced the Jérémy Mathieu own goal which gave Luis Enrique's former side a 3-0 half-time lead over his current charges. https://twitter.com/revistadelaliga/status/782662495945134080 Barcelona rallied in the second half, but Celta held on for a 4-3 win which took Eduardo Berizzo's team four points clear of the drop zone. And a few dumbstruck Liverpool fans started to wonder if they had been too hasty in waving goodbye to the Spaniard. Tongues firmly in cheeks, of course. https://twitter.com/Jayesh_/status/782680219979177985 https://twitter.com/dios38/status/782665398374105090 https://twitter.com/JoeMc22LFC/status/782663947895894016 https://twitter.com/Jsavillesghost/status/782662981565972480 https://twitter.com/FergusCooper2/status/782683618737094656 Others, however were just happy to see some former Reds enjoying their respective weekends. It probably helped that the current squad picked up a win of their own, of course. https://twitter.com/BrianDurand56/status/782668705281040385 https://twitter.com/DMARTINEZ_85/status/782682000289300480 The GAA Hour podcast is out every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe here on iTunes or listen on Soundcloud (if you want to).

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Liverpool reject Iago Aspas helps Celta brush aside Barcelona for a second straight year