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MADRID — Lamine Yamal scores two goals in less than 10 minutes to lead Barcelona to its fifth straight victory at the start of the Spanish league season. The teenager's double and second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Pedri gave Barcelona a 4-1 win at Catalan rival Girona. Barcelona has a four-point lead at the top over Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. Yamal opened the scoring after stealing the ball from a defender and sending a close-range shot into the net in the 30th minute. He found the net again in the 37th after picking up a loose ball inside the area. Atletico beat last-place Valencia 3-0 with goals from Antoine Griezmann and newly signed players Julián Álvarez and Conor Gallagher.
