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Barcelona forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele were too much for Celta Vigo as Xavi’s team ran out 3-1 winners at the Nou Camp.
But the victory was overshadowed by a head injury to defender Ronald Arauajo, who had to be taken off the pitch in an ambulance during the second half.
Gavi and Araujo clashed heads in the middle of the pitch and although Gavi stayed down, Araujo got up to run away.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring with his 12th La Liga goal this season
Dembele sprinted down the right before crossing for Memphis to score in 30th minute
After a few paces he went down again and he was soon surrounded by concerned players from both sides with the medical teams of both clubs charging on to attend to the Uruguayan defender.
An ambulance drove on to the pitch and Araujo was strapped on to a stretcher and placed in a neck brace. He was eventually put into the back of the vehicle after medics initially struggled with a mechanical problem that prevented them putting the stretcher into the ambulance.
Barca reported that he was conscious when taken to hospital suffering from concussion.
Before the drama Barcelona had taken a 3-0 lead. And it was former Arsenal forward Aubameyang and the mercurial Dembele they needed to thank.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled Barcelona's advantage in the 41st minute
The French forward now has 13 assists and the Gabon international has 11 goals despite not having started a game since late February. The former Dortmund team-mates have certainly clicked since reuniting.
It was Memphis Depay who got the first goal on 30 minutes – his 12th in the league this season, making him the club's top scorer. It came after Dembele skipped brilliantly away from Franco Cervi and Javi Galan and sprinted down the right before crossing
