Yamal Scores Messi-like Goal as Barcelona Beat Real Mallorca, Video

• Barcelona defeated Mallorca 1-0 on Friday evening
• The lone goal was scored by Barca youngster Lamine Yamal
• He has broken several records so far and continues to impress

A sublime Lamine Yamal goal lifted Barcelona to a 1-0 win over a battling Real Mallorca as the La Liga champions climbed into second place in Spain on Friday.

Ravaged by injuries Xavi's reshuffled Barca side had struggled to deal with a physical Mallorca side before Yamal's moment of magic delivered all three points to the resurgent home side.

Barcelona now have 61 points with ten games left, five adrift of leaders Real Madrid who play Celta Vigo Sunday with Girona on 59 before Saturday's home game with Osasuna.

It was also a timely win ahead of the Champions League last 16 clash with Napoli on Tuesday with the tie level at 1-1 from the first leg.

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The 16-year-old Yamal took the ball on the edge of the area on 73 minutes, ran one way and turned 180 degrees before unleashing an unstoppable strike.

On a pristine pitch at their temporary Montjuic stadium Barcelona had been largely toothless with four changes from the side that drew 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao last week.

Ilkay Gundogan missed a penalty on 24 minutes after a foul on Raphinha when Predrag Rajkovic saved well while Joao Felix almost broke the deadlock but fired wide.

Barca 'keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen also stood up well to a Manu Morlanes header on 38 minutes.

Sat in the stands due to suspension Xavi was forced to make four changes from his side's 0-0 draw with Bilbao with Frenkie De Jong and Pedri injured, Robert Lewandowski starting on the bench and Ronald Araujo suspended. Yamal was one of the men brought in.

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Many had written off Barca's hopes of retaining their Liga title with Xavi announcing he would leave his post at the end of the season after a run of bad results in January.

Lamine Yamal compared to Lionel Messi

In related coverage, Barcelona's rising star, Lamine Yamal has been compared to Lionel Messi by his head coach, Xavi Hernandez.

Yamal, who made history as the Catalan giants' youngest-ever La Liga debutant, is being likened to the club's greatest footballer.

The youngster is also a product from the La Masia academy and is a mainstay of the first team at 16, as Sports Brief reported.