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FT Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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Match Report

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Barcelona beat Celta Vigo to restore 9-point lead over Madrid

Barcelona are nine points clear at the top of LaLiga after Lamine Yamal's penalty earned them a 1-0 win against Celta Vigo at the Spotify Camp Nou.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
3
38.9
Possession
61.1
6
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
398
Accurate Passes
665
454
Passes
711
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
32
Long Balls
35
15
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
17
19
Tackles
21
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
11
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:12 Barcelona vs. Celta Vigo - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:32 Lamine Yamal exits with injury after scoring penalty Watch on ESPN 00:23 Andrei Radu makes a nice stop Watch on ESPN 02:06 Could Lamine Yamal miss the World Cup? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 2João CanceloLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 20Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 24Eric GarcíaRM
  9. 7Ferran TorresF
  10. 6GaviAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

CEL · 3-4-3

  1. 13Andrei RaduG
  2. 29Yoel LagoCD
  3. 20Marcos AlonsoCD-L
  4. 32Javi RodríguezCD-R
  5. 6Ilaix MoribaCM-L
  6. 8Fernando LópezCM-R
  7. 5Sergio CarreiraLM
  8. 17Javi RuedaRM
  9. 18Pablo DuránF
  10. 23Hugo ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 9Ferran JutglàCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces João Cancelo because of an injury.
  2. 40' Goal! Barcelona 1, Celta Vigo 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 45'+9' Substitution, Barcelona. Roony Bardghji replaces Lamine Yamal because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Gavi.
  5. 59' Yoel Lago (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Óscar Mingueza replaces Yoel Lago.
  7. 63' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Williot Swedberg replaces Hugo Álvarez.
  8. 72' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Borja Iglesias replaces Pablo Durán.
  9. 73' Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Dani Olmo.
  10. 73' Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Ferran Torres.
  11. 81' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas replaces Fer López.
  12. 81' Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Ferran Jutglà.
  13. 90'+2' Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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