Teen sensation Lamine Yamal was the star for Barcelona in a high‑scoring 5‑2 win at Real Betis on Saturday, keeping the visitors unbeaten in La Liga and positioning them for a Champions League showdown with Paris Saint‑Germain.
Yamal’s impact
The 19‑year‑old, already being mentioned as a Ballon d’Or contender, opened the scoring in the 10th minute. He slipped his foot over the ball just outside the penalty area and curled it into the far post. Yamal later set up Gabriel Jesus for Barcelona’s third goal before being booked after a clash with Betis defender Facundo Bernal, who received a red card.
Barcelona added goals from Rodri, Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo to complete the rout. Betis’ goals came from Valentín Gómez and a quick reply by Abde Ezzalzouli after Yamal’s involvement.
PSG’s comeback
In the French Ligue 1, Paris Saint‑Germain turned a deficit into a 3‑1 victory over Strasbourg. United States midfielder Gio Reyna gave Strasbourg the lead in the 17th minute, but PSG responded with a series of substitutions that paid off.
Coach Luis Enrique, already eyeing the upcoming Champions League tie with Barcelona, brought on Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi. Dembélé missed a penalty in the 72nd minute, but Ukraine defender Illya Zabarnyi equalized five minutes later. Dembélé then struck what appeared to be the winner in the 85th, and Doué sealed the win in stoppage time.
Other European action
Manchester City continued its perfect Premier League start with a 3‑2 home win over Ipswich, becoming only the third club to open a season with seven straight victories. In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich rebounded with a 6‑1 demolition of Leipzig, highlighted by Harry Kane’s 102nd Bundesliga goal and a hat‑trick from Luis Díaz.
Elsewhere, Napoli fell 1‑0 to Venezia, giving the newly promoted side its first Serie A points, while Inter Milan and Roma secured wins in Italy’s top flight.
Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.
