Barcelona edge closer to sealing their La Liga title defence with win against Champions League-chasing Celta Vigo.By The Associated PressPublished On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026Lamine Yamal was injured while converting a penalty in Barcelona’s Spanish league win against Celta Vigo.Yamal scored Barcelona’s first goal in the 40th minute on Wednesday and immediately looked to the bench and signalled that he was hurt.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe narrow win restores Barcelona’s nine-point lead at the top from fierce rivals Real Madrid, who won 2-1 against Alaves on Tuesday.Of the six matches remaining, the top two will play a Clasico on May 10.The forward skipped into the box, exchanging passes with Dani Olmo, and was felled by Yoel Lago as he tried to evade the Celta defender.Yamal beat Ionut Radu with a low penalty, with the goalkeeper diving the right way.The Spanish international forward, who will be integral to his team’s chance at this summer’s World Cup, dropped to the ground as his teammates arrived to celebrate, then appeared to grab the back of his left leg.Yamal left the field on his own after being attended by doctors. He talked briefly with coach Hansi Flick on the sidelines before walking into the locker-room tunnel by himself.The 18-year-old is set to make his World Cup debut with Spain in the 2026 tournament in June.The match was delayed for over 15 minutes because of a medical incident in the stands at the same time, and when Celta kicked off again, Yamal had been replaced by Roony Bardghji.“We have to win every game and seal La Liga as soon as possible. It was important to win today,” Barca midfielder Pedri told Movistar.“I hope [Lamine’s injury] is for as few weeks as possible. Tomorrow he’ll be t …
