Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the La Liga season with a 7-0 victory over Real Valladolid at the Estadi Olímpic.
The win keeps Hansi Flick’s side at the top of the league, with a perfect record, heading into the first international break.
The hosts started well and remained relentless throughout the game.
Dani Olmo was denied twice early on, once for an offside call and again by the woodwork.
Barcelona broke the deadlock in the 20th minute. Pau Cubarsi set up Raphinha, who coolly slotted home his first goal of the season.
Barcelona doubled their lead four minutes later, with Robert Lewandowski finishing off a perfect assist from Lamine Yamal, marking his fourth campaign goal.
On the stroke of halftime, Jules Kounde surprised everyone by scoring Barcelona’s third, capitalizing on a loose ball from a Raphinha corner to fire past Valladolid’s helpless goalkeeper, Karl Hein.
After the break, Raphinha took center stage. He added two more goals quickly, completing his first hat-trick for Barcelona with a simple tap-in and another composed finish.
The Catalan giants weren’t done yet. Dani Olmo finally found the back of the net in the 83rd minute.
Just minutes later, Raphinha capped off a stellar performance by assisting Ferran Torres for Barcelona’s seventh goal of the night.
The emphatic win sees Barcelona extend their lead at the top of La Liga to five points.
