Yamal stars as Barcelona go nine points clear of Real in La Liga | OneFootball

This Saturday, Barcelona hosted Espanyol in a derby at Camp Nou and won 4-1 in a match valid for the 31st round of the Spanish Championship. Ferran Torres (2), Rashford, and Lamine Yamal scored Barça’s goals, while Pol Lozano found the net for the visitors.

Standings

With the result, Barça, on 79 points, remain top of the table and extended their lead to nine points over Real Madrid, who drew on Friday. Espanyol, meanwhile, sit in 10th place with 38 points.

📋 Match summary

🔴🔵 BARCELONA 4 x 1 ESPANYOL 🔵🔴

🏆 Competition: Spanish Championship 🏟️ Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP) 📅 Date: April 11, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 1:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match unfolded

Barcelona opened the scoring after nine minutes. From a corner taken by Yamal, goalkeeper Dmitrovic came out badly, and Ferran Torres, at the far post, finished into the back of the net. In the 25th minute, Yamal played an outside-of-the-foot pass to Ferran, who delicately touched it past the goalkeeper to make it two.

In the 11th minute of the second half, Espanyol pulled one back through Pol Lozano, who unleashed a thunderous strike on the rebound from a ball crossed into the box. In the 42nd minute, Fermín played a through ball for Yamal, who won the challenge with the goalkeeper and finished into the open net. Two minutes later, Yamal found De Jong, who crossed for Rashford to score Barça’s fourth of the match with a fine strike.

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