US EditionYamal Shines as Barca Thrash Espanyol to Extend Liga Lead
Lamine Yamal set up two goals and scored one as Barcelona moved nine points clear of Real Madrid, AFP reported.
- On Saturday, Barcelona took a significant step toward defending their La Liga title with a 4-1 derby victory over Espanyol. Lamine Yamal set up two goals for Ferran Torres and scored one himself.
- The win moves Barcelona nine points clear of second-placed Real Madrid with seven matches remaining. Hansi Flick's side capitalized on Real Madrid's 1-1 draw against Girona on Friday to extend their lead.
- During his 100th appearance, 18-year-old Yamal became the club's youngest player to reach the milestone at 18 years and 272 days. Marcus Rashford added the fourth goal late in the match.
- Espanyol's Pol Lozano pulled one back in the second half, though the team could not overcome the deficit. "Small errors killed us a bit, we have to be proud of the work we did," Lozano said.
- Torres, who scored his first goals since January, emphasized the title race remains in Barcelona's hands. "Until we win it, it's not over but it's true, it's in our hands-- we have to keep getting the three points," Torres told DAZN.
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Lamine Yamal has set another historic record by making his 100th La Liga appearance for Barcelona, becoming the youngest player to reach the milestone. The 18-year-old achieved this special moment in the derby against Espanyol, continuing his remarkable rise since making his debut in 2023 under Xavi Hernandez. Since making his debut with the first team, Yamal has quickly transformed from a promising talent into a key player for Barcelona, missin…
Lamine Yamal has despised Espanyol after winning the Catalan derby. To celebrate the triumph of Barcelona (4-1), the Spanish international has placed several images in his account on social networks, but with a derogatory message towards the periquito team. “Touch swallow, as always,” Lamine wrote, in a hurtful message against the other Barcelona team. Lamine, who did not make a spectacular match, but did finish in the end with a goal, played th…
A double of Ferran Torres and the goals of Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford in the last few minutes gave the victory (4-1) to FC Barcelona over the Espanyol this Saturday in the 31st day of LaLiga EA Sports, a blue derby in the Spotify Camp Nou that supposes half a league title for the locals, before looking Tuesday to raise a 0-2 in Champions against the Atlético of Madrid. The current champion took advantage of the trip on Saturday of Real Mad…
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