Overview
- Lamine Yamal scored in the 28th, 38th and 70th minutes, and Robert Lewandowski added a stoppage-time fourth after a Jules Koundé cutback.
- Pedri came off the bench to steady midfield, supplying the pass for Yamal’s third and releasing Koundé before the late goal.
- Fermín López filled in for the injured Frenkie de Jong and created the opener with a precise through ball.
- The win keeps Barcelona top of La Liga by four points, a margin Real Madrid can reduce when they face Getafe.
- At 18 years and 230 days, Yamal became La Liga’s youngest hat-trick scorer this millennium, drawing praise from Hansi Flick and Villarreal’s coach.