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Lamine Yamal scores twice as perfect Barcelona thrash Valencia 5-0

From Dawn · () English

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Barcelona beat Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to win their first four La Liga matches and move three points ahead of Real Madrid.
  • Lamine Yamal scored twice, while Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Pedri also found the net for the defending champions.
  • Yamal had missed Barcelona’s team training on Saturday after taking a knock but produced a dazzling performance at Mestalla.

Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona swept aside Valencia 5-0 on Sunday, maintaining their 100 percent start to the La Liga season.

The defending champions moved three points clear at the top after Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday. Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Pedri also scored for Hansi Flick’s team on a hot afternoon on Spain’s east coast.

Yamal had not taken part in Barcelona’s training session on Saturday after suffering a knock, but he showed no sign of discomfort against Carlos Corberan’s Valencia. He opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a lofted finish after Lopez sent a superb ball over the defence.

Barcelona controlled the match from the start, frustrating the home crowd at a bad-tempered Mestalla. Yamal later struck at the near post for what he thought was his second goal, adding to a dominant performance by the only top-flight team to win its first four matches.

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Originally published by Dawn in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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