Yamal stars as Barcelona roars back to form
Lamine Yamal produced a magical assist off the outside of his boot and a number of other key involvements as Barcelona thumped Mallorca 5-1 in LaLiga.
Barcelona captain Raphinha scored twice as it won in LaLiga for the first time in a month, crushing Real Mallorca 5-1 at the Estadi Son Moix.
Hansi Flick's league leader – without a victory in three matches in the competition – netted four times in a dominant second-half performance as it extended its advantage over Real Madrid to four points.
A comical mix-up between Martin Valjent and Johan Majica allowed Ferran Torres to give Barca a 12th-minute lead, though the host levelled when Vedat Muriqi tapped home to cap a lightning counter-attack on the stroke of half-time.
However, that equaliser only served to anger Barca and it pulled clear after the interval.
Raphinha restored the lead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute after the excellent Yamal was fouled, with the teenager then curling in a wonderful 74th-minute cross to tee up his captain's second goal.
Substitutes Frenkie de Jong and Pau Victor added to the goal-fest with late strikes from inside the box to wrap up an easy win for the Blaugrana, who have played two games more than second-placed Madrid.
