Barcelona triumphantly secures three points against Mallorca in La Liga 2025-26, thanks to a goal from Lamine Yamal
In a thrilling opening match of the La Liga 2025-26 season, Barcelona demonstrated their intent to defend their title with a dominant 3-0 victory over Mallorca at Estadi de Son Moix in Palma.
The game began with Barcelona taking control, with 71% possession compared to Mallorca's 29%. Raphinha opened the scoring early, heading in a cross from Lamine Yamal to give Barcelona the lead within the first 15 minutes.
Barcelona doubled their lead through Ferran Torres with a controversial goal that came just seconds after a Mallorca defender was down injured; the referee did not stop play. The incident caused some controversy, but the goal stood, and Barcelona took a commanding 2-0 lead.
Mallorca's fortunes took a turn for the worse when Manu Morlanes was shown a second yellow card and sent off, leaving them with ten men for the remainder of the first half. The situation worsened when Vedat Muriqi was shown a straight red card before half-time, reducing Mallorca to nine men.
Despite being down to nine men, Mallorca showed great spirit and strength in the game, keeping the score at 2-0 until late in the second half. Barcelona's dominance paid off when Lamine Yamal scored a late third goal in stoppage time (90'+4).
Hansi Flick, Barcelona coach, was pleased with his team's performance. "We are working hard to face the new season, and today's performance shows we are on the right track. Lamine Yamal still has room to improve, but he showed great potential today."
Marcus Rashford made his La Liga debut for Barcelona, replacing Ferran Torres in the 69th minute. Rashford, who joined Barcelona from Manchester United in the summer, looked lively and could be a key player for the Catalan giants this season.
The match was attended by Argentina men's team manager Lionel Scaloni, who was watching the game with interest.
The La Liga 2025-26 match between Barcelona and Mallorca will be available to live-stream on Fancod app and website. The match kicked off at 11:00pm (IST) on Saturday.
Key moments from the game include:
- Raphinha opened the scoring early, heading in a cross from Lamine Yamal to give Barcelona the lead within the first 15 minutes.
- Barcelona doubled their lead through Ferran Torres with a controversial goal that came just seconds after a Mallorca defender was down injured; the referee did not stop play.
- Mallorca received two red cards in the first half: Manu Morlanes was sent off after two yellow cards, and Vedat Muriqi was shown a straight red for a dangerous challenge on Barcelona's goalkeeper Joan García after a VAR review, leaving Mallorca with nine men for much of the match.
- Lamine Yamal scored a late third goal in stoppage time (90'+4).
- Barcelona demonstrated dominant attacking play and controlled the match comfortably from early on, continuing their strong defense of the La Liga title.
This match was the 75th meeting between Mallorca and Barcelona, with Barcelona winning 46 times, Mallorca winning 17, and draws accounting for 12. Vedat Muriqi missed a golden opportunity to score for Mallorca.
In the opening game of the La Liga 2025-26 season, Barcelona's sports-analysis showed their dominance in football, with a thrilling 3-0 victory over Mallorca. The sports-analysis highlighted Raphinha's early goal and the controversial second goal by Ferran Torres, despite controversy over the referee's decision to not stop play.
