Barça Bash Mallorca 3-0 to Kickstart La Liga Title Defense
FC Barcelona don land one sweet 3-0 win for Real Mallorca backyard, as dem begin dia La Liga title defense with serious fire on Saturday, August 16, 2025, for Estadi Son Moix.
Dis match na proper way to tell di whole Spain say di champions don land, and dem no come to play small.
Na one match wey get drama, red cards, and plenty action, with young boy Lamine Yamal and Raphinha stealing di show. Make we break am down in sweet pidgin.
From di blast of di whistle, Barça show say dem mean business. Di game neva even reach ten minutes when Lamine Yamal, dat 18-year-old wonderkid wey don dey cause wahala for defenses, drop one sweet cross from di right.
Raphinha, wey dey sharp like blade, nod di ball enter net for di far post to give Barça 1-0. Mallorca boys try to answer back, dem press well and even get two chances through dia striker Vedat Muriqi.
But Muriqi no sharp for front of goal—e pass when e for shoot, and later e fire one weak shot wey Barça keeper Joan Garcia catch like say na play.
Barça know say dem need anoda goal to cool Mallorca momentum, and dem get am in one funny way. Yamal fire one shot wey Mallorca defender Antonio Raillo block, but Raillo fall down, dey hold im head like say e get headache.
Referee no stop play, and Barça no waste time. Ferran Torres collect di ball, position imself well, and blast one fine shot into di top corner for 2-0.
Mallorca players vex, dem say referee suppose stop play for Raillo injury, but di goal stand, and di drama just dey start.
Things scatter more for Mallorca when dem go from bad to worse. Manu Morlanes, one of dia midfielders, collect second yellow card for fouling Yamal, and e comot field for 33rd minute.
Just six minutes later, Muriqi sef collect red card afta e mistakenly knack Joan Garcia for face with high boot.
VAR check am, and referee upgrade di yellow to red. Just like dat, Mallorca dey play with nine men, and Barça dey cruise like ship for calm sea.
Second half na Barça show. Mallorca, with only nine players, switch to 4-3-1 formation to try cover dia defense, but Barça dominate possession like say na dia birthright.
Coach Hansi Flick bring in Dani Olmo for Fermín López at halftime, and later e give Marcus Rashford im official Barça debut, alongside young Jofre Torrents and Gavi.
Barça get plenty chances to score more, but dem dey miss like say dem forget dia shooting boots. Olmo hit post, Raphinha shoot wide, and Mallorca keeper Leo Román make some fine saves to keep di score at 2-0.
As di game dey waka go finish, everybody think say na 2-0 e go end, but Lamine Yamal say e never tire. For stoppage time, di young star collect ball inside di box, cut inside with im left foot, and curl one beauty into di top corner.
3-0! Di boy no only score, e assist Raphinha first goal, making am di star of di night. Fans for Son Moix wey support Barça dey shout im name like say na rockstar.
Dis win na strong message to La Liga say Barça mean business for 2025-26 season.
Even though Mallorca get excuse with dia two red cards, Barça show quality even before di sending-offs. Yamal, wey dey wear di No. 10 shirt, dey play like say e don dey dis game for 20 years.
Raphinha don find im scoring boots again, and Ferran Torres show say e fit step up when needed. New signings like Rashford and Joan Garcia sef blend well, and Hansi Flick go dey happy with dis start.
Mallorca try, but playing with nine men no be beans. Dem defend well for second half, but Barça quality too much.
Dis match also set one funny La Liga record—four red cards for first halves of opening matches, with Mallorca contributing two. Na one rough start for dem, but for Barça, na di perfect way to begin dia title defense. Visca Barça!