Yamal scores twice as Barcelona beats Girona 4-1 to start league season with 5 straight wins
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, centre, scores his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Girona and Barcelona at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Joan Monfort]
MADRID (AP) — Lamine Yamal scores two goals in less than 10 minutes to lead Barcelona to its fifth straight victory at the start of the Spanish league season. The teenager’s double and second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Pedri gave Barcelona a 4-1 win at Catalan rival Girona. Barcelona has a four-point lead at the top over Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. Yamal opened the scoring after stealing the ball from a defender and sending a close-range shot into the net in the 30th minute. He found the net again in the 37th after picking up a loose ball inside the area. Atletico beat last-place Valencia 3-0 with goals from Antoine Griezmann and newly signed players Julián Álvarez and Conor Gallagher.
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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, covered by his teammates, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Girona and Barcelona at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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