Lamine Yamal breaks Barcelona scoring wait with Rayo Vallecano goal

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal scored his first goal of the new season in the 21st minute of his side’s La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano.

The 19-year-old’s finish put Barcelona 2-1 ahead in today’s game and ended a wait for a club goal that had stretched back to 22 April.

Yamal’s previous goal for Barcelona came against Celta, when he converted a penalty. However, he suffered an injury immediately after scoring and was substituted in that match.

The goal against Rayo Vallecano is therefore Yamal’s first at club level since that April fixture. It also represents his first strike of the current campaign after he failed to score in Barcelona’s opening two La Liga matches.

Yamal had scored once for Spain at the World Cup, which ended with the national team winning the competition. His goal against Rayo Vallecano adds to that international contribution and marks his first return to the scoresheet for Barcelona since the end of last season.

The winger began the new La Liga campaign without a goal in either of the first two matches, but he made an early impact against Rayo Vallecano by finding the net before the game had reached its halfway point.

His strike came with Barcelona already involved in an open contest, with the scoreline moving to 2-1 in favour of the Catalan side. The match remains the focus of live coverage, with the latest action available through the text commentary on LiveResult.ru.

Yamal has been one of Barcelona’s attacking options during the early stages of the season, and his goal provides a notable moment in a campaign that had begun without a league goal from the teenager.

The 22 April penalty against Celta had been his most recent goal for the club before this fixture. On that occasion, his involvement ended shortly after he scored because of the injury that forced his replacement.

Against Rayo Vallecano, his 21st-minute goal gives Barcelona the advantage and puts his name on the scoresheet for the first time in the new season.