La-Liga: Barcelona beats Mallorca 3-0 to extend lead

Barcelona defeated Mallorca 3-0 at home on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the La Liga standings.

Hansi Flick’s side controlled possession from the start and Marcus Rashford shot narrowly wide before playing a key role in the opener, while Dani Olmo headed his blocked effort into the path of Robert Lewandowski, who finished calmly in the 29th minute.

Barcelona pressed on after the break, with Marc Casado hitting the post, and the pressure came in the 61st minute when 18-year-old Lamine Yamal produced a fantastic shot from distance to score his fifth goal in consecutive games in all competitions.

Substitute Marc Bernal, also 18, completed the scoring with a fine solo run and a low finish. Barcelona moved to 58 points, four points ahead of Real Madrid, who play Valencia on Sunday.

“We are in a great moment,” said Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado MovistarPlus.

«We know what we had to do and we did it well. Atletico Madrid are next, they are a great team and we know they will not make it easy for us.»

With Raphinha and Pedri sidelined through injury and Frenkie De Jong rested as a precaution ahead of Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg at Atletico, Barcelona dominated from kick-off but were initially short of ideas in the final third.

Mallorca threatened on the counter-attack and came close when Vedat Muriqi hit the post from close range in the 18th minute. Jan Virgili was also denied twice from the penalty area by Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia.

But Rashford stepped up to give Barca the spark it needed and created several chances, including the one that resulted in Lewandowski’s opener. He also forced Roman to make a great save from a free kick.

The Mallorca keeper also produced fine saves to keep out Olmo and Fermin Lopez as Barcelona pressed after the break, but he could do little to deny Yamal’s moment of brilliance in the 61st minute.

The winger unleashed a stunning strike that flew in via the left post.

Bernal came off the bench and made an immediate impact with a quick run from midfield, sliding into the penalty area before firing low into the bottom corner.

Published on February 7, 2026