{"id":5175,"date":"2026-02-28T20:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/lamine-yamal-hits-hat-trick-as-barcelona-beat-villarreal-4-1-in-la-liga\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:35:43","slug":"lamine-yamal-hits-hat-trick-as-barcelona-beat-villarreal-4-1-in-la-liga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/lamine-yamal-hits-hat-trick-as-barcelona-beat-villarreal-4-1-in-la-liga\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal hits hat-trick as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Barcelona have 64 points while \u2060second-placed Real are on 60 points \u200bahead of hosting Getafe on Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Lamine \u200cYamal scored the first hat-trick of his \u2060career as \u2060Barcelona <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2026\/2\/28\/live-barcelona-vs-villarreal-la-liga\">beat visitors Villarreal 4-1<\/a> in La Liga on Saturday to move four points \u2060clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona have 64 points while \u2060second-placed Real are on 60 points ahead of their home game against Getafe on Monday. Villarreal remain a distant third on 51.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/25\/senegal-prime-minister-hits-out-at-moroccos-jailing-of-fans-after-afcon\">Senegal prime minister decries Morocco\u2019s jailing of fans after AFCON final<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/25\/fifas-infantino-plays-down-world-cup-concerns-despite-violence-in-mexico\">FIFA\u2019s Infantino plays down World Cup concerns despite violence in Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/26\/real-madrid-ban-club-member-who-did-nazi-salute-during-benfica-match\">Real Madrid bans club member over Nazi salute during Benfica match<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/28\/arsenal-vs-chelsea-premier-league-preview-team-news-start-lineups\">Arsenal host London rivals Chelsea with City breathing down their necks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Yamal put the \u200chosts 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.<\/p>\n<p>He doubled the lead nine minutes later with \u2060a dazzling solo run, controlling \u2060a long ball on the right wing before cutting inside past Sergi Cardona and Alvaro Moleiro to curl an \u2060unstoppable shot into the top corner.<\/p>\n<p>Gueye pulled one back from \u2060close range in the 49th \u2060minute, but Villarreal missed chances to equalise and paid the price as Yamal completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute \u200cwith another counterattack.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to add a fourth in added \u200ctime, \u200ctapping in from Jules Kounde\u2019s low cross from the right.<\/p>\n<p>Lamal said he was delighted personally and for the team with the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Villarreal are a really good team, who are third [in the standings]. I am very happy with our win and my goals,\u201d he told reporters after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his spectacular second goal, he said, \u201cWhen I have the ball, I decide where we are going, so I waited for the defender to go one way and I went the other.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have 64 points while \u2060second-placed Real are on 60 points \u200bahead of hosting Getafe on Monday. Lamine \u200cYamal scored the first hat-trick of his \u2060career as \u2060Barcelona beat visitors Villarreal 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday to move four points \u2060clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings. 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