Real Madrid sets its sights on young talent Lamine Yamal, aiming to secure him for a staggering $120M, effectively knocking Barcelona out of the Top 3 in La Liga

The 17-year-old young talent helps Barcelona chase top team Real Madrid

After 27 La Liga rounds, Barcelona ranked third with 58 points, one point behind second-place Girona and eight points behind top team Real Madrid. Coach Xavi Hernandez and his team are not allowed to make mistakes in the remaining 11 matches if they want to defend the championship.

In the reception of Mallorca at Nou Camp’s home ground, Barcelona did not have two important midfielders, De Jong and Pedri, due to injury. However, the Catalan club still dominated the match.

Lamine Yamal (left) made his mark in Barcelona’s victory (Photo: Reuters).

During the match, Barcelona controlled the ball 64% of the time and launched 20 shots. However, Barcelona’s effectiveness was not high when number one striker Lewandowski did not start from the start.

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The first clear chance came for Barcelona in the first half when they were awarded a penalty in the 22nd minute. However, Gundogan was unsuccessful and missed the opportunity to open the score.

Coach Xavi was forced to make adjustments in personnel and Lewandowski entered the field. In the 73rd minute, Lewandowski assisted Yamal to quickly curl his left foot into the far corner, not giving goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic any chance to block, scoring the only goal of the match.

Barcelona secured a 1-0 victory after the end of 90 minutes and the Catalan club rose to second in La Liga with 61 points, 5 points behind top team Real Madrid.

In the middle of next week, Barcelona will play Napoli again in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the UEFA Champions League at Nou Camp. In the first leg, the two teams drew 1-1 at Diego Maradona Stadium (Italy).