Barcelona vs Mallorca: Yamal stunner seals 3–0 as Barça move four points clear

Barcelona tightened their grip on the LaLiga title race on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, beating Mallorca 3–0 at Spotify Camp Nou in a match that turned sharply after a controlled first half and a ruthless hour that followed. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring, Lamine Yamal added a long-range strike that lit up the stadium, and teenager Marc Bernal capped it late with his first senior goal.

Kickoff was 10:15 a.m. ET, and the win moved Barcelona to 58 points from 23 matches, four points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.

Barcelona vs Mallorca: how it unfolded

Mallorca arrived organized and willing to press in short bursts, but Barcelona’s patience gradually pulled the visitors out of shape. The breakthrough came in the 29th minute after pressure down the left: a blocked effort dropped kindly and Lewandowski stayed calm, controlling in traffic before guiding a finish through bodies.

From there, Barcelona’s control grew. Mallorca still had moments—enough to remind the home side not to switch off—but the game increasingly looked like it would be decided by Barcelona’s ability to keep recycling attacks until the gaps appeared.

Key moments (ET)

Yamal’s strike and a teenage closer

Yamal’s goal in the 61st minute was the type of moment that changes the emotional temperature of a match. After drifting into space on the edge of the area, he shifted past a defender and drove a dipping left-foot strike into the bottom corner. Mallorca’s goalkeeper barely moved—more a sign of how cleanly the shot was struck than a mistake.

Bernal’s goal in the 83rd minute underlined Barcelona’s depth and the confidence flowing through their younger players. A quick midfield move opened a lane, he surged through it, cut inside a defender, and placed his shot inside the post. For a match that began with Mallorca trying to keep things tight, the ending felt like Barcelona playing with the handbrake off.

Rashford’s influence and Lewandowski’s efficiency

Marcus Rashford played a central role in the match’s attacking shape, repeatedly driving Barcelona’s left side and forcing Mallorca’s back line to shift. His involvement in the opener reflected a pattern throughout the game: Mallorca could handle isolated moments, but they struggled once Barcelona began creating overloads and second-phase pressure.

Lewandowski, meanwhile, delivered a classic center-forward performance—limited touches, maximum impact. He turned a scrappy sequence into a clean goal, and that first strike mattered because it forced Mallorca to chase. Once the visitors had to step higher, Barcelona’s spacing improved and the match opened for runners arriving from midfield.

Barcelona did all this while missing several key starters, making the performance feel less like a one-off and more like a system win: control in possession, disciplined rest-defense, and enough individual quality to turn advantages into goals.

Mallorca’s chances and what they couldn’t finish

The 3–0 scoreline flattered Barcelona’s dominance, but Mallorca did have opportunities that might have made the afternoon uncomfortable. Vedat Muriqi hit the post, and there were a couple of sequences where Mallorca found space at the edge of the box before Barcelona’s defensive recovery arrived.

Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García also had to be sharp on a handful of moments—less a barrage and more the kind of intermittent threats that can change momentum if one goes in. Mallorca’s problem was that their best looks arrived either too sporadically or from angles that didn’t force a decisive finish.

Once Barcelona scored the second, Mallorca’s path narrowed dramatically: the visitors needed a quick reply to keep belief alive, but Barcelona’s ball retention and counter-pressing prevented the kind of sustained pressure that underdogs rely on.

Table impact and what comes next

With the win, Barcelona extended their lead at the top to four points. The pressure now shifts to Real Madrid’s next league match, because the margin is small enough that every weekend can swing the narrative.

Barcelona’s schedule doesn’t soften: Atlético Madrid are next in the league, and the teams also meet in the Copa del Rey semifinals. That pairing will test whether Barcelona can reproduce Saturday’s control against a side that defends transitions better and punishes mistakes faster.

For Mallorca, the loss leaves them stuck in mid-table territory, where consistency matters more than isolated performances. The encouraging part is that they created at least a couple of real chances; the discouraging part is that they never looked close to sustaining them once Barcelona’s tempo rose.

Sources consulted: Reuters, Associated Press, FC Barcelona (official), ESPN