Barcelona captain Raphinha scored twice as the team returned to winning ways in LaLiga for the first time in a month with a 5-1 victory at Mallorca on Tuesday. The visitors scored four times in the second half.

Barça manager Hansi Flick decided to give LaLiga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski a break, despite him starting all 20 previous matches in all competitions. Lamine Yamal returned to the starting team after almost a month out with an ankle injury.

Without Yamal, Barca had seemed to hit a wall, picking up only one point in their previous three matches. But with the 17-year-old back in the line-up, they were firing once again.

Barça are currently top of the league with 37 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who have two games in hand. Atlético are currently placed third with 32 points.

Barça took the lead early on when Ferran Torres scored after the hosts' defence made a mistake in the 12th minute. Johan Mojica tried to clear the ball but ended up hitting it to Torres, who was in the perfect position to score under the goalkeeper.

Barça had a few chances in the slow-paced first half, and Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi levelled the scoring from a quick counterattack just before the break.

But Barça came out strong in the second half. Raphinha, who almost scored from a free kick a few minutes earlier, restored their lead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute after Lamine Yamal was fouled inside the box.

Yamal crossed to Raphinha to extend Barca's lead with a tap-in in the 74th minute, and substitutes Frenkie De Jong and Pau Víctor added to the goal feast with late strikes from inside the box to wrap up an easy win.

"We knew how important it was to win again," Raphinha told Movistar Plus.

"In the last three games something has been missing. Today we were good, it wasn't our best game, but winning was the most important thing.

"I am living my best moment professionally but I don't want to stop there. I want to do much more for this club, which I am very fond of. I will give everything I can on the pitch so we can maintain momentum moving forward."