Lamine Yamal shines, Barcelona wins controversial 3-0 Mallorca

(NLDO) - Barcelona began their La Liga title defense campaign with a convincing victory on Mallorca's field with many controversial moments.

The Son Moix stadium was packed with more than 26,000 spectators who witnessed the visitors Barcelona's crushing of their favorite players, even though Mallorca played with great effort throughout the match.

Barcelona took the initiative to control the game, pressuring the opponent with a "terrifying" attacking formation including the trio Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal. In the 7th minute, Lamine Yamal took the ball from the opponent's defender, passed the ball precisely into the middle for Raphinha to score the opening goal.

Raphinha opened the scoring early for Barcelona

Barcelona's second goal came in the 23rd minute after Ferran Torres scored in a controversial situation.

It appeared that a Mallorca player was injured and lying on the field but the match continued and Torres took advantage of the opportunity to score to make it 2-0 to the furious reaction of both the crowd and Mallorca players.

Ferran Torres (7) scored a controversial goal

Before the first half ended, Mallorca suffered a heavy loss when two players were sent off in quick succession: Manu Morlanes received a second yellow card, while Vedat Muriqi received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on goalkeeper Joan Garcia.

Vedat Muriqi received a red card after a dangerous tackle on goalkeeper Joan Garcia

In the second half, despite having the advantage and playing with more players, Barcelona played rather blandly and lacked initiative. However, in the 90+4 minute of extra time, Lamine Yamal shone again when he received a pass from Gavi, dribbled the ball and then fired a tricky left-footed shot, sealing a 3-0 victory for the away team.

Lamine Yamal seals 3-0 win for Barcelona

Despite the big win, coach Hansi Flick was not satisfied with his team. He assessed that Barcelona only played at "50% of their capacity" and emphasized that even though their opponents had only nine players, Barca still had to maintain the tempo to better control the match.

Notably, goalkeeper Joan García had an impressive debut for Barca despite facing a strong collision with Muriqi and suffering a minor injury in the first half.

He still firmly kept a clean sheet, bringing peace of mind under the goal.

Marcus Rashford came on in the second half

The 3-0 win helped Barcelona take all 3 points, get off to a flying start and temporarily take the top spot in La Liga. With promising form from Yamal and the duo of Raphinha and Torres, Barca sent a clear message: They are still strong candidates for the championship.

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