La Liga 2025-26: Yamal hat-trick gives Barca four points ahead in title race

Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career as Barcelona beat visitors Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday to move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings.

Barcelona have 64 points, while second-place Real are 60 points ahead of their home match against Getafe on Monday. Lihat juga wsx2. Villarreal remain in a distant third place on 51.

Yamal put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute after Fermin Lopez robbed Pape Gueye and sent a pass down the right for the 18-year-old to finish low inside the left post.

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He doubled the lead nine minutes later with a dazzling solo run, controlling a long ball on the right wing before cutting inside past Sergi Cardona and Alvaro Moleiro and curling an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

Gueye pulled one back from close range in the 49th minute, but Villarreal missed chances to equalize and paid the price when Yamal completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute with another counter-attack.

Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to add a fourth in extra time, tapping in Jules Kounde’s low cross from the right.

Published on February 28, 2026