Celta Vigo 2-4 FC Barcelona, La Liga: Lewandowski Hat-Trick Settles Six-Goal Contest
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick to help Barcelona gain ground on Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday. After Madrid was held by Rayo Vallecano to a 0-0 draw — its second consecutive setback following a Champions League loss at Liverpool — Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal led Barcelona to a 4-2 victory at Celta Vigo to move the Catalan club within three points of the lead. Villarreal, which won 2-0 at Espanyol on Saturday for its third league victory in a row, stayed in third place, five points behind Madrid. Atletico Madrid, which beat Levante 3-1 at home on Saturday, was fourth, six points off the lead.
Barcelona players celebrate at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Celta players gather on the pitch at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, center, passes the ball challenged by Celta's Sergio Carreira, right, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Celta's Borja Iglesias, right, pressures Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, center, is congratulated after scoring his side's 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scores his side's 2nd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Celta's Marcos Alonso protests to referee after he awards a penalty to Barcelona during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. La Liga soccer Celta Vigo vs Barcelona-Celta's Marcos Alonso
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Celta's Sergio Carreira, center, is congratulated after scoring his side's first goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar
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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal from the penalty spot during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona in Vigo, Spain. | Photo: AP/Lalo R. Villar