Barcelona 7-0 Valladolid (Aug 31, 2024) Game Analysis

Raphinha scored the primary hat-trick of his profession and offered two assists to encourage an imperious Barcelona to a 7-0 rout of Actual Valladolid in LaLiga on Saturday.

Barcelona will go to the worldwide break high of the desk with an ideal 12 factors from 4 video games, 5 forward second-placed Villarreal and 7 away from bitter rivals Actual Madrid in fourth, each of whom have a recreation in hand.

Going through a Valladolid staff who gave Madrid a tricky recreation final weekend, Barcelona have been ruthless and confirmed from the beginning why they’ve been Spain’s most spectacular facet this season beneath new supervisor Hansi Flick.

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski gave the host a two-goal lead inside 4 minutes with related efforts from counterattacks, controlling lengthy balls by Pau Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal earlier than tidy finishes previous the goalkeeper.

Jules Koundé prolonged the lead hanging a rebound from a nook in added time earlier than the break and, after Lewandowski hit the submit, Raphinha scored twice from shut vary to increase Barça’s lead.

The Brazil worldwide continued his masterclass with an help to new signing Dani Olmo who, after hitting the submit twice and lacking an absolute sitter from close-range, lastly managed to attain within the 82nd minute in his first begin for Barça.

Substitute Ferran Torres accomplished the drubbing from one other help by Raphinha who’s second within the LaLiga top-scorer race with three targets, one behind Lewandowski.