Lamine Yamal scores twice as Barcelona beats Girona 4-1 to begin La Liga season with 5 straight wins

FC Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal scores previous Girona’s Paulo Gazzaniga in La Liga match on September 15, 2024
| Photograph Credit score: Reuters

With two objectives in lower than 10 minutes, Lamine Yamal led Barcelona to its fifth straight victory initially of the Spanish league season.

{The teenager}’s double, plus second-half objectives from Dani Olmo and Pedri, gave Barcelona a commanding 4-1 win at Catalan rival Girona on Sunday (September 15, 2024), holding a four-point lead on the high.

Atletico Madrid saved tempo by beating last-place Valencia 3-0 with objectives from Antoine Griezmann and newly signed gamers Julián Álvarez and Conor Gallagher, whereas Actual Madrid had received 2-0 at Actual Sociedad on Saturday with objectives from Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.

Together with Atletico and Madrid, Villarreal was the opposite group 4 factors behind Barcelona after successful 2-1 at Mallorca on Saturday.

“To assist the group it is vital to attain the objectives and to do no matter is required,” Yamal mentioned. “The primary match after the worldwide break is all the time difficult. Now we will begin specializing in the match in opposition to Monaco (within the Champions League on Thursday).”

Yamal’s objectives on Sunday had been his second and third of the season. The 17-year-old Spain worldwide opened the scoring after stealing the ball from a defender and sending a close-range shot into the web within the thirtieth minute. He scored once more within the thirty seventh after choosing up a unfastened ball inside the world.

Olmo’s third purpose since becoming a member of Barcelona this season got here from a good angle within the forty seventh, and Pedri sealed the straightforward victory with a purpose from inside the world within the sixty fourth.

Olmo, who had to get replaced within the second half due to a proper leg harm, grew to become the primary participant to attain in his first three league video games for Barcelona since Cesc Fabregas in 2011. Solely Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in 2009, achieved the identical feat this century.

Cristhian Stuani scored Girona’s lone purpose within the eightieth.

The hosts had been initially awarded a penalty kick for a handball inside the world simply earlier than halftime, with Barcelona main 2-0, however the name was reversed by video evaluation.

Barcelona performed with 10 males from the 87th after Ferran Torres was despatched off for a tough foul on an opponent.

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski performed his a centesimal match with Barcelona.

Girona, a shock third-place finisher final season, received each league video games in opposition to Barcelona final season.

Newly signed Argentina ahead Álvarez and England midfielder Gallagher scored their first objectives for Atletico Madrid within the group’s 3-0 win over last-place Valencia.

Álvarez sealed the house victory in stoppage time after Gallagher had opened the scoring within the thirty ninth and Griezmann had doubled the lead within the 54th.

“I did not really feel like I used to be below strain to attain,” Álvarez mentioned. “I used to be prepared for when the chance appeared.”

It was the second consecutive win for Atletico, and third in 5 league matches. Diego Simeone’s group drew its different two video games.

Valencia has opened its season with 4 losses and a draw — 1-1 in opposition to Villarreal within the earlier spherical.

Earlier Sunday, 10-man Athletic Bilbao received 3-2 at Las Palmas, which hasn’t received in 19 straight league video games going again to final season. It was the second win for Athletic this season.

Celta Vigo beat Valladolid 3-1 at house for its first win after two consecutive losses. It was the fourth straight sport and not using a win for Valladolid after it opened with a victory at Espanyol. It misplaced three of its subsequent 4 video games.