Barcelona grab win with late Lewandowski penalty

Robert Lewandowski has scored a total of 13 goals in 24 La Liga matches this season.

Barcelona managed to secure a win by narrowly beating Celta Vigo 2-1. Their victory was sealed when Robert Lewandowski calmly scored a penalty that was retaken in the 97th minute.

The footballer from Poland scored the first goal for the visiting team, who had previously tied 3-3 with Granada last weekend, by shooting the ball with force and at an angle.

Celta, currently in the fourth lowest spot of La Liga, managed to tie the game with a goal from Iago Aspas, who's shot deflected before going in, not long after the second half began.

However, Lewandowski secured the win by scoring a penalty, which resulted in Barcelona, who were in third place, trailing Real Madrid by a gap of seven points.

Real Leaders are set to play against their city rivals Rayo Vallecano this Sunday. They're currently five points ahead of Girona, who sit in second place. Girona had a 1-1 draw against Villarreal on Friday.

This season, Barcelona has accumulated the highest number of points in the Spanish top-flight, totaling 24 through goals scored after the 76th minute.

Ever since Xavi, the head coach, revealed his plans to leave at the end of the season, the Catalans have managed to secure four victories without experiencing any loss.

On Wednesday, Xavi's team will be competing against Napoli in the last 16 round of the Champions League. They hope to win the European competition as it is their only remaining opportunity to obtain a trophy this season.

Atletico Madrid currently hold the fourth position on the table with three points less than Barca. They had an outstanding victory against Las Palmas, winning 5-0 during their game on Saturday.

Atletico saw two goals each from Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa, and ultimately secured their victory when substitute Memphis Depay scored a fifth goal in the dying moments.

The hosts won easily even though Rojiblancos manager Diego Simeone gave rest to important players - such as France forward Antoine Griezmann - before their Champions League last-16 tie against Inter Milan in the middle of the week.

In other places, Cadiz is still in the bottom of the standings after losing 2-0 against Osasuna, who is currently ranked 11th.

Umpire: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

The game has concluded with a score of Celta Vigo scoring 1 goal and Barcelona scoring 2 goals.

The latter part of the match has concluded, with Celta Vigo scoring once and Barcelona scoring twice.

The shot from Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) didn't hit the target. He used his left foot to strike the ball from a distance outside the penalty area. The ball went wide to the left of the goal post after a set piece situation.

The referee of the game gave a yellow card to Íñigo Martínez from the Barcelona team due to his unpleasant tackle.

Íñigo Martinez (Barcelona) committed a violation.

On the right side of the field, Tasos Douvikas from Celta Vigo has been awarded a free kick.

Change, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu takes the place of Lamine Yamal.

Lamine Yamal (a Barcelona player) took a shot with his left foot from the right side of the box, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to hit the top left corner - he missed it. Ilkay Gündogan helped set up the shot following a fast break.

Score! Celta Vigo has 1 point while Barcelona has 2. Robert Lewandowski from Barcelona scored a goal with his right foot and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the net.

The VAR has made a decision and it has cancelled out the previous decision.

The referee presented a yellow card to Marc-André ter Stegen from Barcelona.

The referee gave Jørgen Strand Larsen from Celta Vigo a yellow card.

The pause has ended, and they are prepared to resume.

Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong receives a yellow card.

There was a pause in the game due to an injury suffered by Lamine Yamal of Barcelona.

There has been a penalty called against Barcelona. Lamine Yamal managed to get a foul drawn in the penalty area.

Fran Beltrán (of Celta Vigo) committed a foul in the penalty area, resulting in a given penalty.

The try was stopped. Luca de la Torre (from Celta Vigo) attempted a shot with his left foot from the left side of the box, however, the ball was caught in the bottom left corner by the goalkeeper.

The referee called a foul on Fermín López from Barcelona.

Unai Núñez from Celta Vigo has been awarded a free kick in the half of the field where the team needs to defend.