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European wrap: Yamal on the double for bountiful Barca

Updated / Sunday, 13 Sep 2026 22:24

![Lamine Yamal (R) of FC Barcelona celebrates the team's second goal with his teammate Raphinha of FC Barcelona during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Levante UD and FC Barcelona at Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, on September 13, 2026.](https://www.rte.ie/images/0025014e-800.jpg)

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Lamine Yamal celebrates the Catalan giants' second goal with captain Raphinha

Lamine Yamal scored twice to help **Barcelona** stay perfect in La Liga after five matches following a 4-2 win at **Levante**.

Hansi Flick watched Xavi Espart and Yamal score inside 19 minutes to put the visitors in control before Ballon d'Or nominee Yamal grabbed a second from the penalty spot four minutes into the second period.

Levante mounted a surprise late comeback through Ivan Romero and Roger Brugue, but Karim Adeyemi made the points safe for Barca in stoppage time to maintain a three-point advantage over Real Madrid.

Late goals by Alejandro Grimaldo, Jonathan David and Giuliano Simeone helped **Atletico Madrid** to a 3-0 win at **Real Sociedad**.

**Juventus** conceded in the fourth minute of stoppage time to lose 3-2 in dramatic fashion at **Sassuolo** in Serie A.

![Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus sits down on the pitch after the final whistle during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Juventus at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on September 13, 2026 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.](https://www.rte.ie/images/00250150-614.jpg?ratio=1.78)

A dejected Randal Kolo Muani sits down on the pitch after the final whistle after Juventus' loss

Luciano Spalletti thought his team had salvaged a point when Edon Zhegrova levelled on the stroke of full-time with his second goal of the game after earlier efforts from Sebastiano Esposito and Kieron Bowie for the hosts.

However, Vasilike Adzic sparked wild celebrations when he finished off a quick counter-attack with a curled effort beyond Guglielmo Vicario to earn Alberto Aquilani’s Sassuolo a memorable victory.

Massimiliano Allegri celebrated a first home win in charge of **Napoli** at the third time of asking thanks to Stanislav Lobotka’s 66th-minute effort against **Bologna**.

Harry Kane scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season to help **Bayern Munich** earn a narrow 2-1 win at newly-promoted **Elversberg**.

Kane set up Lennart Karl to break the deadlock after 26 minutes, but Maurice Krattenmacher stunned the German champions with 61 minutes on the clock before Kane grabbed the winner with 18 minutes left.

Antonio Nusa scored and set up two more goals to help inspire **RB Leipzig** to a 5-0 thrashing of **Hamburg**.

Ferran Torres’ fifth-minute goal got **Paris Saint-Germain** up and running in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at **Brest**.

PSG had failed to win any of their opening three league fixtures after 2-2 draws with Rennes and Lille respectively were followed by a surprise 2-1 loss at home to Monaco, but Torres drilled in from 25 yards to secure a narrow triumph.

Ethan Mbappe scored in **Lille**’s 2-0 win over **Troyes**.

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