Lamine Yamal Penalty Edges Barcelona Past Celta in Tight Liga Contest

Lamine Yamal’s first-half penalty proved decisive as FC Barcelona claimed a 1–0 victory over RC Celta de Vigo in Primera Division action on Matchday 33.

The breakthrough arrived in the 40th minute when Barcelona were awarded a penalty, converted by Yamal to put the hosts ahead 1–0. It was the only goal of a match that remained finely balanced but ultimately tilted in Barça’s favour.

Primera Division FINISHED

2026-04-22 19:30

FC Barcelona

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RC Celta de Vigo

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Barcelona were forced into an early reshuffle when João Cancelo was replaced by Álex Balde in the 23rd minute. Despite the disruption, the home side reached half-time in front, though they had to continue without their scorer after the interval, with Yamal withdrawn at the break for Roony Bardagji. Pablo Gavira also made way at half-time, with Fermín López coming on as Barcelona adjusted their midfield setup.

Celta looked to change the dynamic in the second half, introducing Williot Swedberg and Óscar Mingueza in a double substitution on 63 minutes, followed by Borja Iglesias on 72 minutes to bolster their attacking options. Later changes saw Iago Aspas and Hugo Sotelo enter the fray in the 81st minute as the visitors pushed for an equaliser.

Barcelona responded with fresh legs of their own: Frenkie de Jong replaced Dani Olmo and Marcus Rashford came on for Ferrán Torres in the 73rd minute, aiming to manage the tempo and protect the slender lead.

The contest featured a booking for Celta’s Yoel Lago on 59 minutes and a late yellow card for Barcelona defender Eric García in the 90th minute. No further goals followed Yamal’s first-half strike, and Barcelona saw out the match to secure all three points.

Beyond the recorded goal, substitutions, and bookings, more detailed match events and statistics were not available at the time of writing.

For more on this fixture and the latest from the Spanish top flight, visit the Primera Division page or the team hubs for FC Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo.

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Primera Division Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Barcelona	34	29	1	4	89	31	58	88	W W W W W
2	Real Madrid CF	34	24	5	5	70	31	39	77	W D W D L
3	Villarreal CF	34	21	5	8	64	39	25	68	W W D W L
4	Club Atlético de Madrid	34	19	6	9	58	37	21	63	W W L L L
5	Real Betis Balompié	34	13	14	7	52	41	11	53	W D W D D
6	RC Celta de Vigo	34	12	11	11	48	44	4	47	W L L L W
7	Getafe CF	34	13	5	16	28	36	-8	44	L L W L W
8	Athletic Club	34	13	5	16	40	50	-10	44	W L W L L
9	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	34	11	10	13	52	53	-1	43	L D L D W
10	CA Osasuna	34	11	9	14	40	42	-2	42	L W L D D
11	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	34	10	12	12	35	41	-6	42	W D W L
12	Valencia CF	34	10	9	15	37	50	-13	39	L W D L L
13	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	34	10	9	15	37	51	-14	39	L D L L D
14	Elche CF	34	9	11	14	45	53	-8	38	L W W W
15	RCD Mallorca	34	10	8	16	42	51	-9	38	W L D W W
16	Girona FC	34	9	11	14	36	51	-15	38	L L L D W
17	Sevilla FC	34	10	7	17	41	55	-14	37	W L L W L
18	Deportivo Alavés	34	9	9	16	40	53	-13	36	L W L D D
19	Levante UD	34	8	9	17	38	55	-17	33	L D W W L
20	Real Oviedo	34	6	10	18	26	54	-28	28	L L D W W