Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana (born 13 July 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Known for his flair, chance creation, and long-distance curling goals, he is widely regarded as one of the best...
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system. It is controll...
Sport | Football Lamine Yamal hits hat-trick as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of hosting Getafe on Monday. Listen to this article | 2 mins By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 28 Feb 2026 28 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save Add Al Jazeera on Google Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career as Barcelona beat visitors Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday to move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings. Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of their home game against Getafe on Monday. Villarreal remain a distant third on 51. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Senegal prime minister decries Morocco’s jailing of fans after AFCON final list 2 of 4 FIFA’s Infantino plays down World Cup concerns despite violence in Mexico list 3 of 4 Real Madrid bans club member over Nazi salute during Benfica match list 4 of 4 Arsenal host London rivals Chelsea with City breathing down their necks end of list Yamal put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute after Fermin Lopez robbed Pape Gueye and slipped a pass down the right for the 18-year-old to finish low inside the left post. He doubled the lead nine minutes later with a dazzling solo run, controlling a long ball on the right wing before cutting inside past Sergi Cardona and Alvaro Moleiro to curl an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Gueye pulled one back from close range in the 49th minute, but Villarreal missed chances to equalise and paid the price as Yamal completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute with another counterattack. Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to add a fourth in added time, tapping in from Jules Kounde’s low cross from the right. Lamal said he was delighted personally and for the team with the win. “I think Villarreal are a really good team, who are third [in the standings]. I am very happy with our w...