Celta Vigo 1-2 Barcelona: Lewandowski's stoppage-time penalty secures dramatic win for Barca

Barcelona won 2-1 at Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday thanks to Robert Lewandowski's penalty in added time, ahead of their Champions League game against Napoli.

Barcelona put on another uninspired performance until Lewandowski scored a brilliant goal just before halftime to give the visitors the lead.

Winger Lamine Yamal found the Polish forward on the edge of the box, and he used the outside of his boot to shoot past goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.

Rafa Benitez's side, who were 17th, fourth bottom, and three points above the relegation zone, rallied in the 47th minute when Iago Aspas scored a deflected strike past keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

The match became increasingly tense as the raucous Galician stadium roared in support of their team, which had lost five of their last six games in all competitions and had only four wins in 26 league games this season.

Celta were pushing for victory, with Aspas missing three clear chances before defender Fran Beltran made a bad mistake, missing the ball completely in a clearance attempt and hitting Yamal's leg in the 93rd minute, allowing Lewandowski to score seven minutes into stoppage time.

Vicente Guaita saved his first attempt, but a VAR check revealed that the keeper was in front of the goalline before the ball left the spot, and Lewandowski converted his second attempt.

Xavi Hernandez's side are third in the standings with 54 points, two behind Girona and seven behind leaders Real Madrid, both of whom have one game in hand.

"In the second half we didn't play well. They were lucky in their goal, but we did little offensively. If you want to win a game 2-0 or 3-0, you can't just play for 45 minutes," Lewandowski told DAZN.

"I am happy. We won a very important match for us. These are three important points. Now we can look at the Champions League."

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