Lamine Yamal scores twice as Barcelona maintain perfect start
Barcelona survived a late fightback from Levante to continue their perfect start to the La Liga campaign and move three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table. The defending champions appeared to be cruising towards a fifth-consecutive league victory when Lamine Yamal scored his second goal of the game, and Barcelona’s […]
Barcelona secured a perfect start to their La Liga campaign with a 3-2 victory over Levante at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. The defending champions took an early lead through Xavi Espart, who scored the opener inside five minutes, followed by Raphinha's cut-back goal. Lamine Yamal sealed Barcelona's lead with a penalty in the second half.
However, Levante mounted a late fightback, with substitute Ivan Romero equalizing and fellow striker Roger Brugue scoring from close range to bring the score to 3-2. Despite the setback, Barcelona managed to hold on to their three-point lead at the top of the table with a dramatic win in stoppage time, thanks to Karim Adeyemi's goal.
The Spanish giants will face Racing Santander in their next match on Wednesday, with a kick-off time of 20:30 BST.
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