Barcelona narrows the gap with Real Madrid in La Liga

With this win—Barcelona’s second consecutive in the league—the Catalan side reduced the gap with their Madrid rivals to three points, quickly regaining their winning form after a 3–3 draw against Club Brugge in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona now have 28 points, sitting second in the table, two points ahead of Villarreal and three behind Real Madrid.

Lewandowski ends goal drought with early double

Robert Lewandowski ended his goal drought—the first time he had scored since 28 September—by converting a penalty in the 10th minute. He doubled the lead in the 37th minute, finishing from close range after a precise cross from Englishman Marcus Rashford.

Celta Vigo responds before halftime

Celta Vigo reduced the deficit in the 43rd minute through Borja Iglesias, who unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2–1.

Yamal restores Barcelona’s lead before the break

Teenage star Lamine Yamal restored Barcelona’s two-goal lead in first-half stoppage time (45+4) with a close-range finish after a deflected pass from Guinean midfielder Ilaix Moriba.

Lewandowski completes hat-trick, de Jong sent off late

In the 74th minute, Lewandowski completed his hat-trick with a header from another Rashford cross, sealing Barcelona’s 4–1 victory. However, the triumph was marred by the late sending-off of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who received a second yellow card in the 90+4th minute.