But Barca's victory changed into overshadowed by an uncongenial head injury to defender Ronald Araujo, who had to be taken away in an ambulance inside the sixty fourth minute of the fit.
Araujo become lifted into the ambulance on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace. Barcelona showed the 23-year-vintage suffered a concussion and has been taken to the medical institution to undergo in addition testing.
After the game, Barca instruct Xavi Hernandez said: "The physician has instructed us he's aware. He will spend the night time in medical institution however he's out of hazard.
"The medical doctor stated we shouldn't fear, that he's going to spend the night time in medical institution as a precaution, nothing greater."
Araujo's injury got here after he and Gavi banged heads tough for the equal ball. Araujo stumbled on for some seconds earlier than losing to the ground as a involved Iago Aspas and Eric Garcia called urgently for the medics.
The Uruguayan changed into placed into the restoration role and after a few minutes, he became lifted into an ambulance that had pushed onto the pitch.
Aubameyang's double both aspect of 1/2-time got here after Memphis Depay had opened the scoring at Camp Nou. Celta pulled one again thru Aspas but any hopes of a comeback have been dashed when Jeison Murillo become despatched off simply before the hour.
"We had been effective but we failed to play properly," said Xavi. "It became simpler towards 10 men however we struggled in opposition to 11."
Barca move seven points ahead of Sevilla and eight in the front of Atletico Madrid, with Sevilla and Atletico gambling every other on the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday.
Real Madrid, who have already been topped champions, sit down 9 factors clean of Xavi Hernandez's aspect at the top of the table, with a game in hand.
