Lewandowski shines as Barcelona thrash Celta, close gap on leaders Real | OneFootball

This Sunday, with a hat-trick from Lewandowski, Barcelona thrashed Celta de Vigo 4-2 at the Balaídos Stadium, in the 12th round of the Spanish Championship, and closed in on leaders Real Madrid.

Match Situation

With this result, Barcelona takes second place in the competition, with 28 points—three less than Real. Celta de Vigo, meanwhile, remains with only 13 points and sits in 13th place.

📋 Match Summary

🔵CELTA DE VIGO 2 X 4 BARCELONA🔴

🏆 Competition: 12th round of the Spanish Championship 🏟️ Venue: Balaídos Stadium, in Vigo 📅 Date: November 9, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 5:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Barcelona opened the scoring ten minutes into the game, with Lewandowski converting a penalty. One minute later, at the 11th, Celta de Vigo equalized with Sergio Carreira. Unmarked, the forward sped up on the counterattack and went one-on-one with Szczesny to score calmly.

At the 37th minute, Lewandowski scored his second of the match. After a cross from Rashford, the striker appeared behind the defense in the six-yard box to finish. However, Celta de Vigo leveled the score again. Borja Iglesias received the ball at the edge of the box and struck first-time into the top corner, scoring a beautiful goal.

Before the end of the first half, Yamal put Barcelona ahead once more. The Spaniard took advantage of a poorly cleared ball in the box and struck first-time to find the back of the net.

Lewandowski's hat-trick came at the 28th minute of the second half. After a corner kick from the left side of the attack, the Polish star rose higher than the opposing defense and headed the ball past goalkeeper Ionut Radu.

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