Yamal scores twice against Girona as Barca maintain 100% start

Lamine Yamal scores a brace to help Barcelona defeat rivals Girona 4-1 in a Spanish La Liga encounter on Sunday.

With the win, Barcelona have now gone five games with dropping a point, maintaining their perfect start to the season.

17-year-old Yamal opened the scoring in the 30th minute before scoring a second seven minutes later with a composed, first-time finish after Raphinha’s free-kick rebounded to him.

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Girona, who finished third last season, thought they had been awarded a penalty after Bryan Gil’s header struck the arm of Inigo Martinez but the decision was reversed by VAR.

Dani Olmo and Pedri scored Barca’s other goals while substitute Cristhian Stuani netted the only goal for Girona.

Barca ended the game with 10 men after Ferran Torres was shown a red card late on, but the victory moves Hansi Flick’s side four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

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