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Barca maintain four-point lead post 1-0 win over Celta in La Liga tie

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Barcelona edged past a stubborn Celta Vigo side 1-0 to maintain their four-point advantage at the top of the La Liga, thanks to a late header by Jeremy Mathieu.

Following a goalless first-half, Barca broke the stalemate as Mathieu scored in the 73rd minute with a back-post diving header from Xaxi's free-kick.

Celta's Fabian Orellana was shown a red card for throwing some grass at Barca defender Sergio Busquets in the 88th minute as he was allegedly spending too much time to take his free-kick, the BBC reported.

Earlier, Real Madrid had reduced the gap following a 9-1 thrashing of Granada in the early kick-off.

 

With the win, Barca are first in the La Liga table with 71 points, four points ahead of second-placed Real.

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First Published: Apr 06 2015 | 11:27 AM IST

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