Lamine Yamal hits hat-trick as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga
World • 3d ago
Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of hosting Getafe on Monday.
Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career as Barcelona beat visitors Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday to move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings.
Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of their home game against Getafe on Monday. Villarreal remain a distant third on 51.
Yamal put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute after Fermin Lopez robbed Pape Gueye and slipped a pass down the right for the 18-year-old to finish low inside the left post.
He doubled the lead nine minutes later with a dazzling solo run, controlling a long ball on the right wing before cutting inside past Sergi Cardona and Alvaro Molei...