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A 4-2 match made the championship competition fierce. With the striker wearing the hat, the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid narrowed.

8:17am, 10 November 2025【Football】

The 12th round of La Liga ushered in a game, Barcelona was a guest to challenge Celta Vigo. Barcelona only achieved 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in its first 11 league games. Losing to Real Madrid was Barcelona's biggest blow this season, which directly caused Barcelona to be separated by Real Madrid in the standings. Barcelona played a Champions League match in midweek, and the result was a 3-3 draw with Brugge. Poor defense is Barcelona's biggest obstacle to better results. This time Barcelona returned to the league and faced the weaker Celta Vigo. As a result, Barcelona almost won the game.

Barcelona has a 433 formation in this game. Rashford, Lewandowski and Yamal form the attacking trident. Olmo, De Jong and Fermín Lopez form a midfield 3. The back four of Balde, Kubasi, Araujo and Eric Garcia started. Szczesny serves as the starting goalkeeper. Ferran Torres, Casado, Conde and Christensen were on standby on the bench.

Shortly after the game started, Rashford shot directly from a free kick, but the ball was blocked. Subsequently, Lewandowski stopped the ball on his chest at the front of the penalty area and then volleyed, and the goalkeeper saved the ball. In the 8th minute, Fermin created a penalty kick opportunity. Lewandowski took the penalty and scored with a low shot to give Barcelona the lead. However, after just 1 minute, Celta equalized the score. Carrera got a single chance, he broke into the penalty area and scored with a low shot. In the 13th minute, Hutgera took a long shot from the top of the penalty area and the goalkeeper saved the ball.

In the 24th minute, Fermin's shot was blocked. Rashford shot again. The ball hit the post and bounced out. Then Lewandowski shot a supplementary shot from a small angle and was saved. In the 37th minute, Barcelona scored again. Rashford passed the ball from the left, and Lewandowski scored in front of the goal. Six minutes later, Celta equalized again. Iglesias scored from long range. In half-time stoppage time, Yamal scored with a push shot from the right side of the penalty area. At halftime, Barcelona led Celta 3-2.

In the second half, Celta Vigo took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Xavi Rodriguez came on as a substitute and Mingueza was replaced. Barcelona scored another goal in the 73rd minute. It was still Rashford's assist, and Lewandowski headed in to complete the hat trick. This goal killed the suspense of the game. In the 79th minute, De Jong fouled and was shown a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Yamal shot a low shot into the far corner and the ball hit the post. What a pity. At the last moment, De Jong had two yellows and one red and was sent off. In the end, Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 4-2. Barcelona has a total of 28 points, rising to second place, only 3 points behind Real Madrid. The competition for the championship is fierce.