Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 as Yamal scores hattrick

Barcelona secured a comfortable 4-1 victory against Villarreal at Camp Nou as the team’s young superstar Lamine Yamal finished the match with hattrick as that was his first in his career.

In the 1^st half, Lamine Yamal scored twice within 9 minutes as both goals were assisted by Fermin, and the Catalan giants secured a 2-goal lead after the 1^st 45 minutes of the match.

3 POINTS AT HOME!!!! ✅ pic.twitter.com/4WrSMehxSZ

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 28, 2026

However, at the beginning of the 2^nd half, Pape Gueye scored to make Villarreal’s trail only a single goal.

Lamine Yamal secured his hat-trick in the 69^th minute and made Barcelona’s lead 2 goals again as Pedri assisted him.

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In the extra time of the clash, Robert Lewandowski, who replaced Ferran Torres in the 2^nd half, scored the final goal in the clash for the score 4-1.

The Catalan club secured a 4-point lead at the top of LaLiga after today’s victory, as Real Madrid have a game in hand, as Los Blancos will face Getafe on Monday, and with a victory, can go back only 1 point behind Barca, with both clubs playing the same number of matches in the league.

Lamine Yamal’s first career hat-trick wins the game for Barcelona! 🔵🔴

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 28, 2026