Lamine Yamal's 100th in style: 2 assists and a goal v Espanyol | OneFootball

Barcelona took a giant step toward the 2025/2026 LaLiga title after crushing Espanyol 4-1 at Camp Nou. On matchday 31, Hansi Flick’s side not only claimed the Catalan derby, but also stretched their lead over Real Madrid to nine points, leaving the title race all but decided.

Furious start and Ferran’s brace

From the opening whistle, the blaugrana side imposed themselves, led by an electric Lamine Yamal. Just 9 minutes in, a pinpoint corner from the young wonder found Ferran Torres’ head, and he ended his scoring drought to make it 1-0.

The connection between the two paid off again shortly after: Lamine produced a magnificent outside-of-the-foot pass that left Ferran one-on-one to complete his brace and make it 2-0. In his 100th top-flight appearance, Yamal had already racked up two assists in less than half an hour, tormenting Espanyol’s defense.

Scare and late response

After the break and a disallowed goal for the home side, Espanyol found a lifeline. Pol Lozano caught everyone off guard with a long-range strike for 2-1, and the visitors came close to equalizing in the 78th minute, when Roberto Fernández failed to get on the end of a cross after another great surging run from Lozano.

However, Barça closed out the match in style late on:

Eyes on the Champions League

With LaLiga virtually in the bag, Barcelona now turns its focus to the European “miracle.” Next Tuesday, they will visit Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano, where they will look to overturn the 0-2 first-leg deficit from the Champions League quarterfinals.

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