Barcelona moved closer to retaining their La Liga title with a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Wednesday, but the win was overshadowed by an injury to Lamine Yamal, who scored the first-half spot kick that settled the match.<\/p>\n
With six games remaining, Barcelona<\/a> lead the standings on 82 points, nine clear of Real Madrid on 73. The result keeps the champions firmly in control of the title race, though concern now surrounds Lamine Yamal with a Clasico looming in two weeks and the World Cup less than 50 days away.<\/p>\n Barcelona went ahead in the 38th minute when Lamine Yamal burst in from the right and was brought down by Yoel Lago. The teenager dusted himself down and dispatched the resulting spot-kick with a fierce low strike to the goalkeeper\u2019s left.<\/p>\n However, his celebrations were short-lived. The 18-year-old immediately fell to the turf, clutching what appeared to be his left hamstring. He limped off with the help of the team\u2019s doctors, heading straight down the tunnel to be substituted.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just hope that Yamal\u2019s injury is not significant,\u201d the Barcelona midfielder Pedri told Movistar Plus. \u201cWe still don\u2019t know and I imagine we will need to wait for the medical tests tomorrow but I\u2019m optimistic because he is young and should get back soon. It was a very important win because we needed to keep nine points clear at the top. We managed against a very tough opponent and that was crucial.\u201d<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico Madrid fell to a 3-2 defeat at lowly Elche, their seventh loss in their past eight matches across all competitions.<\/p>\n Diego Simeone\u2019s side are comfortable in fourth in La Liga<\/a> and the coach played mostly a reserve side to rest his star names after the draining cup final.<\/p>\n Nicolas Gonz\u00e1lez struck twice for the visitors but Elche prevailed with a brace from Andr\u00e9 Silva and a goal from David Affengruber, boosting their survival hopes. Atl\u00e9tico played an hour with 10 men after Thiago Almada was dismissed for pulling back Affengruber.<\/p>\n Treble-chasing Bayern Munich defeated hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 with goals from Harry Kane and Luis D\u00edaz to reach the German Cup final for the first time in six years.<\/p>\n