Overview
- VAR awarded an early penalty for a Marcos Alonso handball, and Robert Lewandowski converted to begin his three-goal night.
- Marcus Rashford delivered three assists, including the corner for Lewandowski’s third, and also rattled the post after an earlier one-on-one miss.
- Lamine Yamal restored Barcelona’s lead in first-half stoppage time following Celta’s replies from Sergio Carreira and Borja Iglesias.
- Barcelona imposed control after the break before Frenkie de Jong was sent off for a second yellow in stoppage time, leaving him suspended for the next league match.
- Marc Casadó withdrew injured in the warm-up and Dani Olmo started in his place, and the result snapped Celta’s five-match winning run and eight-game unbeaten streak.