Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal was hailed as a “player from another galaxy” by Real Oviedo coach Guillermo Almada after scoring a stunning acrobatic goal in their 3-0 La Liga victory at the Camp Nou on Sunday. Dani Olmo and Rafinha had already given the Catalans a two-goal advantage before Yamal’s 73rd-minute strike. The win lifted Barcelona above Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Yamal Dazzles as Barcelona Reclaims La Liga Lead
“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒙𝒚,” 𝑨𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔.”
The 18-year-old netted his 11th goal of the season, but Barça coach Hansi Flick highlighted Yamal’s pressing and contribution to the opening goal as equally crucial.
“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝑶𝒍𝒎𝒐’𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉,” 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Barca Eyes Champions League After Convincing Win
Despite heavy rain and challenging conditions, Barcelona maintained composure in the second half to secure a comfortable victory. Flick acknowledged the demanding schedule and travel, noting the importance of consistent performance.
With La Liga temporarily back in Barca’s hands, attention now turns to the Champions League clash against Copenhagen at the Camp Nou on Wednesday, where another victory would boost their chances of qualifying for the last 16.
“𝑶𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒅𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇,” 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅. “𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆.”
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