Barcelona beat Levante as Yamal scores twice to maintain perfect start

Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona continued their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 4-2 La Liga victory over Levante in Valencia on Sunday. Xavi Espart and Karim Adeyemi were also on target for Barcelona, who are alone at the top of the La Liga table with five wins from five, three points ahead of Real Madrid. Barcelona went ahead after five minutes when a slick one-touch move ended with 19-year-old Espart firing home from the edge of the box via a slight deflection for his first senior goal. Barcelona continued to dominate possession and doubled their advantage in the 19th minute. Raphinha controlled Fermin Lopez’s through ball expertly and picked out an unmarked Lamine in the centre of the box for an easy finish.