La Liga, Robert Lewandowski smashes hat-trick for Barcelona: Key stats
What's the story
FC Barcelona secured a thrilling 4-2 victory over Celta Vigo on Matchday 12 in La Liga 2025-26 season, thanks to a stunning hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski. The win brought Barcelona within three points of league leaders Real Madrid. Lewandowski, who recently returned from injury, showed his brilliance for Hansi Flick's men. This was a msssive win for Barca as they keep the desired momentum.
Match dynamics
A thrilling 1st half with 5 goals
The match started with an early penalty for Barca after Marcos Alonso was penalized for handball inside his own area following a VAR review. Lewandowski stepped up and scored. Sergio Carreira of Celta Vigo equalized just two minutes later after a brilliant assist from Borja Iglesias. Marcus Rashford's cross for Lewandowski saw Barca take a 2-1 lead. Despite another quick equalizer from Iglesias, Barcelona went into halftime with a 3-2 lead after Ionut Radu failed to stop Lamine Yamal's strike at his near post.
Final moments
Lewandowski seals his match ball
The second half was less eventful as Barcelona dominated possession. Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 73rd minute, flicking another Rashford delivery into the net to seal his match ball. Yamal hit the post after a late one-on-one break, and Barcelona ended up with 10 men as Frenkie de Jong received a second yellow card for a reckless foul from behind on Iago Aspas.
Player stats
Lewandowski races to 76 La Liga goals
Since his La Liga debut for Barcelona in 2022, Lewandowski has scored an impressive 76 goals in the Spanish top-flight. He has featured in 112 La Liga matches. In the ongoing season, he owns 7 goals for Barcelona from 9 La Liga matches. Overall, Lewandowski owns 108 goals in 159 matches for Barcelona across all competitions.
Do you know?
3rd La Liga hat-trick for Lewandowski
This was Lewandowski's 3rd hat-trick in La Liga. Before this, he netted hat-tricks against Valencia in April 2024 and Alaves in November 2024.
Record
3rd-oldest player to score La Liga hat-trick (21st century)
As per Opta, Lewandowski aged 37 years and 80 days has become the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the 21st century. 39 years and 241 days - Jorge Molina v Mallorca in 2021 38 years and 140 days - Joaquín Sánchez v Athletic in 2019 37 years and 80 days - Robert Lewandowski v Celta de Vigo
Information
Rashford shines for Barca once again
Playing his 12th La Liga match, Manchester United's on loan forward Rashford, made 2 assists. He now owns 6 assists in the league (G2). Overall, he owns 6 goals and 7 assists for Barca across competitions this season.