Yamal scores twice in Barcelona's 4-1 La Liga win over Girona

With two goals in less than 10 minutes, Lamine Yamal led Barcelona to their fifth straight victory in the 2024-25 La Liga season.

The teenager's double, plus second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Pedri, gave Barcelona a commanding 4-1 win at Catalan rival Girona on Sunday, keeping a four-point lead at the top.

"To help the team it's important to score the goals and to do whatever is needed," Yamal said. "The first match after the international break is always complicated. Now we can start focusing on the match against Monaco (in the Champions League on Thursday)."

Yamal's goals on Sunday were his second and third of the season. The 17-year-old opened the scoring after stealing the ball from a defender and sending a close-range shot into the net in the 30th minute. He scored again in the 37th after picking up a loose ball inside the area.

Olmo's third goal since joining Barcelona this season came from a tight angle in the 47th, and Pedri sealed the easy victory with a goal from inside the area in the 64th.

Olmo, who had to be replaced in the second half because of a right leg injury, became the first player to score in his first three league games for Barcelona since Cesc Fabregas in 2011. Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in 2009, achieved the same feat this century.

Cristhian Stuani scored Girona's lone goal in the 80th.

The hosts were initially awarded a penalty kick for a handball inside the area just before halftime, with Barcelona leading 2-0, but the call was reversed by video review.

Barcelona played with 10 men from the 87th after Ferran Torres was sent off for a hard foul on an opponent.

Robert Lewandowski played his 100th game with Barcelona.

Girona, a surprise third-place finisher last season, won both league games against Barcelona last season.