The Aporia · Lamine Yamal hits double as perfect Barcelona thrash Valencia

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal scored twice as they dominated Valencia 5-0 in La Liga, maintaining their perfect start with four wins from four games. The reigning champions moved three points clear at the top of the league after Real Madrid lost to Real Betis on Friday. Yamal's goals came despite not practicing with the team the day before due to a knock, and he also had a goal disallowed in the first half for being offside. Barcelona took control from the start and dominated Valencia at the Mestalla stadium, with Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, Pedri, and new arrival Gabriel Jesus also contributing to the convincing win.

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Barcelona defeated Valencia 5-0 on Sunday, with Lamine Yamal scoring two goals and Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, and Pedri also finding the net for the visitors. This victory maintained Barcelona's perfect start to the new football season, as they lead the La Liga table with 12 points from four games, three more than second-placed Real Madrid. Valencia are at the bottom of the table with only one point from their four games. The game was a dominant performance by Barcelona, who controlled the contest from the start and scored multiple goals in each half.

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Lamine Yamal struck twice for Barcelona as they demolished Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to maintain their 100 percent start in La Liga. asserted

they → strike → Liga

The reigning champions moved three points clear at the top of La Liga, after Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday. asserted

Madrid → reign → Friday

Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Pedri were also on target for Hansi Flick’s swaggering visitors on a hot afternoon on Spain’s east coast. asserted

Lopez → swagger → coast

Yamal did not take part in the team training session on Saturday after a knock but showed no signs of it during a dazzling display against Carlos Corberan’s Los Che. asserted

Yamal → take → Che

Barcelona, the only team in the top flight to win their first four games, took control from the start to the upset of Valencia’s fans at a persistently bad-tempered Mestalla stadium. asserted

Barcelona → win → stadium

Yamal opened the scoring with a clever lofted finish in the sixth minute after Lopez dinked a superb ball over the top for the teenage star. asserted

Lopez → open → star

The 19-year-old slammed home at the near post for what he thought was Barca’s second goal but the goal was disallowed for a tight offside after a VAR review. asserted

goal → slam → review

Lopez netted the second with a crisp finish in the 22nd minute after former Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon teed him up. asserted

Gordon → net → him

Barcelona suffered a blow when Eric Garcia had to go off hurt midway through the first half after a collision with team-mate Rodri’s shoulder, on the midfielder’s first start since arriving this summer from Manchester City. asserted

Garcia → suffer → City

Yamal fired narrowly wide and Lopez struck the post as Flick’s side continued to dominate. asserted

side → fire → post

Barca goalkeeper Joan Garcia made a smart save to thwart Arnaut Danjuma at his near post before the break. asserted

Garcia → make → break

Raphinha, starting again as the team’s centre-forward, tapped home his sixth goal of the season from close range after Lopez fed him. asserted

Lopez → start → him

Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski saved from Rodri before Pedri netted Barcelona’s fourth after an exchange of passes with Dani Olmo. asserted

Pedri → save → Olmo

New arrival Gabriel Jesus came on for his Barca debut as a substitute in the final 10 minutes and sent a low effort just wide. asserted

Jesus → come → effort

Yamal stayed onside to collect another Olmo pass and put away Barca’s fifth and conclude a profitable afternoon for both the World Cup winner and the Catalan giants. asserted

Yamal → stay → winner

Lamine Yamal hits double as perfect Barcelona thrash Valencia

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