Barcelona tightened their grip on the La Liga title race on Saturday, easing to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Mallorca. The win moves the champions four points clear of Real Madrid, piling the pressure on Alvaro Arbeloa’s side ahead of their daunting trip to Valencia on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 29th minute, clinicaly finishing from close range after Dani Olmo latched onto a rebound from a blocked Marcus Rashford effort. While Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi threatened early, Barca’s superior technical quality began to tell as the visitors tired in the second half.
Lamine Yamal continued his scintillating form, doubling the advantage with a superb strike from outside the area that left keeper Leo Roman helpless. It was the teenager’s fourth goal in as many games, marking perhaps his most consistent and productive stretch of the season so far.
The evening was made even more special by Marc Bernal, who rounded off the scoring with his first goal for the club at the partially reopened Camp Nou. After a year sidelined by a severe knee injury, the 18-year-old’s composed finish provided a heartwarming conclusion to a dominant collective performance.
