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Yamal inspires Barcelona’s dominant 5-0 win at Valencia

From Daily Sabah · () English

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Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona beat Valencia 5-0 at Mestalla to win their fourth straight La Liga match.
  • Barcelona moved two points clear at the top after Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Real Betis, while Alaves rose to second and Valencia remained bottom without a win.
  • The result increased pressure on Valencia’s ownership as supporters protested against the club’s leadership and players.

Lamine Yamal turned a hostile night at Mestalla into a personal showcase, scoring twice as Barcelona crushed Valencia 5-0 and maintained their perfect start to the La Liga season.

We played a fantastic game, it was nearly perfect.

· Hansi FlickThe Barcelona coach assessed his team’s 5-0 win over Valencia.

Barcelona took control from the opening minutes. Yamal opened the scoring in the sixth minute by lifting the ball over the goalkeeper after Fermin Lopez sent a superb pass over the defense. A second Yamal goal was ruled out for a narrow offside after a VAR review, but Barcelona soon doubled their lead when Lopez finished a move created by Anthony Gordon in the 22nd minute.

Valencia briefly threatened when Danjuma forced a save from Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia, but the visitors continued to expose the home defense. Lopez hit the post, and Eric Garcia left the field before halftime after colliding with teammate Rodri, who was making his first start since joining Barcelona from Manchester City during the summer.

We controlled, we were dominant and this is what I want from the team.

· Hansi FlickFlick described Barcelona’s performance at Mestalla.

Raphinha added a third shortly after halftime, tapping in from close range after another pass from Lopez. Pedri then scored after exchanging passes with Dani Olmo, before Yamal completed the rout late in the match by collecting Olmo’s pass and finishing calmly. Yamal had missed Saturday’s team training after taking a knock but showed no visible discomfort.

We have a very young team, with the right transfers we made, but it's the beginning of the season, it's not the end.

· Hansi FlickFlick cautioned his players against becoming carried away by their flawless start.

Barcelona’s fourth consecutive league win put them two points ahead of the leaders’ nearest challengers after Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat at Real Betis. Unbeaten Alaves moved into second with a 5-2 win over Osasuna. Valencia, still winless after four games, remained bottom as thousands of frustrated supporters protested against the club’s ownership and players. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called the performance “fantastic” and “nearly perfect,” while warning that the season had only just begun.

We have to go a long, long way.

· Hansi FlickThe coach emphasized that Barcelona still had much of the season ahead.
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Originally published by Daily Sabah 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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