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Celta Vigo coach Benitez on Barcelona defeat: I told players they should be angry with themselves; but they were sensational

Celta Vigo coach Rafa Benitez was left floored by their late, late defeat to Barcelona.

Barca stormed back in the final 15 minutes to overturn Celta's 2-0 lead to win 3-2. Robert Lewandowski scored twice before Joao Cancelo swooped for the winner.

Benitez later said: "Xavi will be delighted with his team because they have reacted and changed everything a little, but the truth is that we, once again, leave with the feeling of other games, of lost points after doing a great job."

"At the end I told the players that they had to be angry and upset because we lacked that skill in the final minutes to stop the game a little and prevent them from generating such consecutive chances. But at the same time I congratulated them because the work what they have done has been sensational.

"I hope it helps us grow because we played 80 extraordinary minutes and we did it against Mallorca, Real Madrid and many phases against Almería."

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