Ferran Torres and Fermín López were selected against Mallorca. But next weekend, it could very well be Marcus Rashford and Dani Olmo. Even Robert Lewandowski isn’t a lock when he returns. Healthy, internal competition, could be the formula that propels Barca to success over the course of the long campaign ahead of them.

The second red card in the 39th came from Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi hitting the head of Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia with his left foot while reaching up for a high ball. The referee changed the card from yellow to red after a video review. Yamal made it 3-0 in second half stoppage time by hitting the top corner.

Barcelona got their LaLiga title defence up and running with a 3-0 win over nine-man Mallorca in an incident-filled encounter at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. Ferran Torres' 23rd-minute strike was at the centre of attention in the match, with Mallorca also seeing Manu Morlanes and Vedat Muriqi sent off during a chaotic first-half.