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Madrid
Lamine Yamal’s first-half double helped Barcelona maintain their winning start to the LaLiga season with a 4-1 thrashing of Catalan rivals Girona.
The Spain teenager put the visitors in control and goals from Dani Olmo and Pedri after the break wrapped up a comfortable win before the closing stages saw Cristhian Stuani net a consolation for Girona and Barca’s Ferran Torres sent off.
Victory leaves Barca four points clear at the top of LaLiga with five wins from five and their attention now turns to Thursday’s Champions League opener against
Monaco.
The win also saw Barca gain revenge for their two 4-2 defeats at the hands of surprise packages Girona last season.
Yamal put Hansi Flick’s side ahead on the half-hour mark.
The 17-year-old did well to dispossess David Lopez from a short goal kick and he shrugged the defender off to cut into the middle of the box before firing home into the roof of the net.
Yamal added a second in the 37th minute after Raphinha’s free-kick was deflected towards the edge of the area, where the winger pounced on the loose ball and smashed a ferocious strike into the bottom corner.
