Barcelona continued to show their strength when hosting Mallorca at Nou Camp. The home team entered the game with familiar control but the initial pace was quite slow, while Mallorca actively pressed close, played fiercely and created a fair game.
Right in the first minutes, Jules Kounde was overtaken by Jan Virgili, causing Eric Garcia to cover the danger. Not long after, Vedat Muriqi made Barca fans' hearts skip a beat with a shot that went wide of the post when the home team's defense revealed an empty space.
For most of the first half, Barcelona held the ball a lot but lacked breakthroughs at the end. Robert Lewandowski was tightly marked, and the fast attacks were not fast enough to penetrate Mallorca's crowded defense. The first significant opportunity came from Marcus Rashford with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, the ball went wide of the post.
The turning point came in the 29th minute, Lewy showed a killer instinct in the penalty area when he handled neatly and then finished accurately to open the score. At the end of the first half, Rashford almost doubled the gap with a dangerous free kick but goalkeeper Leo Roman flew to save excellently. Immediately after that, Lamine Yamal also missed a regrettable opportunity in front of the empty goal.
Stepping into the second half, Barcelona accelerated strongly. Yamal fell in the penalty area but was not awarded a penalty. A few minutes later, Marc Casado hit the post, marking Barca's 23rd time hitting the crossbar/pole in La Liga this season. Leo Roman continued to be Mallorca's mainstay with a series of saves against Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez.
In the 61st minute, Yamal finally became the center of attention. Receiving the ball from outside the penalty area, the young Spanish star unleashed an extremely dangerous low shot, the ball went into the low corner, increasing the score to 2-0.
From here, Mallorca retreated deep and almost gave up. Barcelona completely controlled the game before Marc Bernal sealed a 3-0 victory with a dribbling and neat finish at the end of the match.
These 3 points help Barcelona maintain the top spot, 4 points ahead of Real Madrid, who are behind them.
