Madrid's "Real" club played a draw with "Rayo Vallecano", giving "Barcelona" an opportunity. This result provides "Barcelona" a chance to reduce the gap in the La Liga standings by three points if they secure a victory against "Celta".
Despite the absence of key players like Pedri, Gavi, and Raphinha due to injuries, "Barcelona" managed to compensate for these losses significantly. Notably, Robert Lewandowski played a decisive role in this match.
In the 10th minute of the match, "Barcelona" opened the score with a penalty. The events were confirmed after a VAR review, and Lewandowski precisely executed the penalty (0:1).
However, shortly after, "Celta's" Sergio Carrera took advantage of "Barcelona's" high defensive line and equalized the score (1:1). In the 37th minute, Lewandowski scored his second goal.
Mark Rashford's cross from the left wing was successfully converted by Lewandowski, changing the score (1:2). Yet, "Celta" responded once again, with Borja Iglesias scoring and leveling the score to 2:2.
At the end of the first half, Lamine Yamal put "Barcelona" ahead again (2:3). In the second half, Lewandowski officially recorded his hat-trick, cementing "Barcelona's" victory (2:4).
With this result, "Barcelona" capitalized on "Real's" mistake, reducing the gap to three points. Now, "Barcelona" will play against "Athletic Bilbao" in the next round and might temporarily equalize points with "Real".
