Sumptuous Yamal Strike Gives Barca Win in Bilbao and Four-Point Lead
Lamine Yamal’s 19th goal this season secured Barcelona a 1-0 victory, keeping them four points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga title defense.
- On Saturday, Lamine Yamal broke the deadlock with a gorgeous strike to earn a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao, tilting a match that had Athletic attacking in waves.
- Hansi Flick rested several regulars ahead of Barcelona's trip to Newcastle on Tuesday, and the win came four days after their Copa del Rey semifinal loss to Atletico Madrid.
- Pedri slipped a pass that left Yamal room on the right side of the area, and Yamal used one touch to curl a left-footed shot off the upper edge of the far post after Joan García kept the game scoreless.
- The match-winner also served as a key title-race result, with Yamal's 19th goal this season keeping Barcelona four points clear of Real Madrid.
- With praise and advice, Yamal had recorded his first league hat trick last round in a 4-1 win over Villarreal, prompting calls to keep working hard.
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Yamal bends Barca past Bilbao
Teenage star Lamine Yamal's superbly-taken goal earned Barcelona a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in La Liga. The champions restored their four-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid, who had temporarily closed the gap by beating Celta Vigo on Friday. Atletico Madrid tightened their grip on third with an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Sociedad. Yamal, 18, curled into the top corner after 68 minutes to split the sides at Athletic's San…
Bilbao, Spain. FC Barcelona, eliminated between week and week in Copa del Rey semifinals, drowned his sorrows this Saturday with a victory that can be worth his weight in gold in San Mamés before the Athletic Club (1-0), with a golazo of Lamine Yamal.The stellar match of this 27th date of the Spanish championship, a classic between two teams that have always been in first place and that have starred several Cup and Supercopa finals in recent yea…
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