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Lamine Yamal scored a hattrick in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over Villarreal in their Spanish La Liga encounter on Saturday.
The 18-year-old was on form in the encounter that pitted first place against the third-placed Yellow Submarines, leading Barcelona to all three points at the Camp Nou.
Yamal’s first was a well-taken strike that put Barca in the lead on 28 minutes, before slaloming past two defenders and firing into the top corner to double the lead on 37 minutes.
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He converted Pedri’s pass to complete his hattrick, and become the youngest to achieve the feat in La Liga this century. He has also notched up 101 goals and assists for Barcelona.
Cameroon’s Lioness defeat Super Falcons in pre-WAFCON friendly Manchester City cut Arsenal EPL lead to points with win at Leeds Robert Lewandowski scored the fourth to add more gloss to the victory, as Hansi Flick’s side opened a four-point lead at the top.
In Germany, Joshua Kimmich’s late goal won the Klassiker for Bayern Munich, defeating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 at the Signal Iduna Park to extend their lead at the top of the German Bundesliga to 13 points.
Nico Schlotterbeck’s header put Dortmund ahead but Harry Kane’s 16-minute brace in the second half turned the match around for Bayern. Daniel Svensson’s 83rd minute strike looked to have snatched a point for Dortmund, but Kimmich’s winner all but ended Dortmund’s search for a first league title since 2012.
In Italy, leaders Inter Milan opened a 13-point gap at the top with a 2-0 win over Genoa. Fresh from their embarrassing exit at the hands of Bodo/Glimt in the UCL in midweek, Federico DIMarco’s first half opener and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty returned the Nerazzurri to winning way for a successful title defence.
PSG look to pull clear of the chasing pack in the French Ligue 1, the Parisiens’ 1-0 win at Le Havre sees Luis Enrique’s UCL and league champions open a four-point lead at the top.
Bradley Barcola scored the winner in the first half, with Desire Doue missing a second half penalty as PSG ground out all three points despite the hosts’ late onslaught.
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