Celta Vigo

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        Celta Vigo

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          Barcelona make good on Madrid slip, close LaLiga gap

          Robert Lewandowski announced his return to fitness with a hat trick as Barcelona closed the gap to LaLiga leaders Real Madrid with an untidy 4-2 win away to Celta Vigo. The Catalan club took advantage of Madrid's goalless draw at Rayo Vallecano earlier in the day to move back into second place just three points behind. Lewandowski, who only last week returned in a brief substitute appearance after a muscle injury sidelined him for a month, scored his first goals for the club since the end of September. On-loan Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford claimed assists for two of Lewandowski's goals and also had a hand in Lamine Yamal's goal in first-half added time. Celta, who have drawn seven of their previous 11 matches, did not make life easy for them despite conceding a 10th-minute penalty. Fermin Lopez's shot was blocked by the hand of Marcos Alonso and even though goalkeeper Ionut Radu guessed the right way, diving to his left, Lewandowski's spot kick had too much power. Rashford should have doubled their lead less than a minute later but his shot was saved and 19 seconds later Sergio Carreira equalised, having sprung Barcelona's impossibly high line on halfway to race on to Borja Iglesias' through-ball. Barça retook the lead eight minutes before the break when Lewandowski turned in Rashford's cross from the right into the six-yard box. Again the hosts hit back, this time in some style, with Iglesias' shot from the edge of the penalty area beating Wojciech Szczesny for pace. However, they could not hold on to parity until half-time with Yamal firing home at the far post after Rashford's cross was deflected into his path. Rashford and Dani Olmo both had shots blocked as Barcelona continued to pile on the pressure before Lewandowski completed his hat trick, his first for Barça in over a year, in the 73rd minute to take his club tally to nine for the season. The Poland international met Rashford's inswinging corner at the near post and glanced a header across goal and inside the far post. It was the Englishman's sixth assist of the season, a better return than Yamal or Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior. The only downside to the performance was Frenkie de Jong's dismissal deep into added time for a second bookable offence.
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          Barcelona players celebrate after scoring a goal against Celta Vigo in LaLiga.
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            2025-26 LALIGA Standings

            TeamGPWDLGDP
            Real Madrid121011+1631
            Barcelona12912+1728
            Villarreal12822+1426
            Atlético Madrid12741+1325
            Real Betis12552+620
            Espanyol12534018
            Athletic Club12525-117
            Getafe12525-217
            Sevilla12516-116
            Alavés12435015
            Elche12363-115
            Rayo Vallecano12435-215
            Celta Vigo12273-313
            Real Sociedad12345-313
            Mallorca12336-612
            Osasuna12327-411
            Valencia12246-1010
            Girona12246-1310
            Levante12237-79
            Real Oviedo12228-138

            2025-26 Team Leaders

            Spanish LALIGA

            7

            Borja IglesiasF #7

            5
            Matches12
            Assists2
            9

            Ferran JutglàF #9

            2
            Matches10
            Assists1
            18

            Pablo DuránF #18

            2
            Matches10
            Assists0

            Rankings

            Spanish LALIGA

            Goal Difference
            -3
            Tied-13th
            Goals Scored
            15
            Tied-8th
            Assists
            11
            Tied-7th
            Goals Conceded
            18
            Tied-14th

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