Barcelona 1-0 Celta: Lamine Yamal scores penalty winner & goes off injured

Barcelona are nine points clear at the top of LaLiga after Lamine Yamal's penalty earned them a 1-0 win against Celta Vigo at the Spotify Camp Nou.

Match Report

Lamine Yamal was forced off with an injury after scoring the winner in Barcelona's 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo.

The 18-year-old scored from the penalty spot in the 40th minute before appearing the clutch his hamstring immediately after the goal, which sent the Blaugrana back nine points clear of Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga.

A hectic start at Camp Nou saw Yamal fire narrowly wide after just nine seconds before Pablo Duran forced a save from Joan Garcia 31 seconds later.

Ferran Jutgla squandered a golden opportunity for the visitors in the 15th minute, shooting high and wide with his weaker left foot after being played through on goal by Hugo Alvarez on the counter.

Yamal then won a penalty shortly before half-time, drawing a foul from Yoel Lago before dispatching his spot-kick into the bottom-right corner, despite Ionut Radu diving the right way.

With the goalscorer off the pitch, the second half was far quieter by comparison, although Ferran Torres saw a goal disallowed for offside shortly before the hour mark.

Data debrief: Barca cannot stop scoring

This was a nervy victory for Barca, whose 10 shots were worth a combined 1.23 expected goals to Celta's six attempts and 1.41 xG, with the visitors failing to find their clinical touch.

Barca took one of only two big chances to maintain the longest active scoring streak (52 matches, 137 goals) in the top five European leagues and their longest in the competition since October 2013 (64 matches, 198 goals).

Yamal, meanwhile, has scored 16 goals in LaLiga in 2025-26; David Villa in 2010-11 (18) is the only Spanish player to score more league goals for Barca in a single season since the turn of the century.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' Yamal cuts inside and fires low within a minute, shot goes just wide

2' Duran with long-range volley, tipped over by García

5' Yamal outside-foot pass, Ferran Torres challenge claimed by keeper

15' Jutglà drives into left side, angled drive just wide

22' Cancelo forced off injured, medical staff signals for change

29' Yamal outside-foot curler clips the post

39' Yamal cross from right, Olmo header wide

40' Penalty Goal! Yamal wins penalty and converts. Barcelona 1-0 Celta

41' Yamal scores penalty, picks up injury, forced off

42' Medical emergency in stands, play suspended

55' Ferran Torres volley goal disallowed, offside

58' Play resumes after 14-minute delay

67' Baldégi long-range shot saved by keeper

72' Substitution: Rashford, de Jong on

75' Substitutions exhausted, Lewandowski remains unused

Line-ups

Barcelona XI: Cancelo, Olmo, Ferran Torres, Kounde, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Joan García, Gavi, Yamal, Gerard Martín, Cubarsi

Subs: Szczesny, Lewandowski, De Jong, Rashford, Araujo, Balde, Casado, Fermín López, Roony Bardghji, Diego Kochen, Xavi Espart, Tommy Marqués

Celta XI: Alonso, Radu, Carreira, Ferran Jutglà, Ilaix Moriba, Javier Rueda, Hugo Álvarez, Pablo Durán, Yoel Lago, Javi Rodríguez, Fer López

Subs: Aspas, Vecino, Iglesias, Villar, Aidoo, Óscar Mingueza, Álvaro Núñez, Manu Fernández, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Jones El-Abdellaoui, Andrés Antañón