Lamine Yamal hits double as perfect Barcelona thrash Valencia
Lamine Yamal struck twice for Barcelona as they demolished Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to maintain their 100 percent start in La Liga. The reigning champions moved three points clear at the top of La Liga, after Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday. Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Pedri were also on target for Hansi Flick’s swaggering visitors on a hot afternoon on Spain’s east…
Lamine Yamal netted two goals as Barcelona thrashed Valencia 5-0 on Sunday, extending their perfect start to the La Liga season at 100 percent. Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho's side suffered a 1-0 loss to Real Betis on Friday, leaving Barcelona three points in front at the top of the table. Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, and Pedri also scored for the reigning champions during a hot afternoon match at Valencia's Mestalla stadium.
Yamal, who was not at training on Saturday due to an injury, displayed exceptional form in the game. He opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a clever finish after Lopez's pass, although the goal was initially disallowed for offside. Lopez capitalized on a mistake by Valencia to score the second goal in the 22nd minute. Despite injuries to Eric Garcia and others, Barcelona maintained their dominance throughout the match.
Raphinha, Pedri, and Gabriel Jesus all found the back of the net for Barcelona, while Valencia's goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski made several important saves.
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