Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Actual Valladolid 7-0© X (Twitter)
Brazil winger Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Actual Valladolid 7-0 on Saturday to make it 4 wins from 4 in La Liga beneath new coach Hansi Flick. Whereas bitter rivals Actual Madrid have stumbled early following the much-trumpeted arrival of Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona are off to a flying begin regardless of their continued monetary difficulties. Raphinha opened the scoring on the Olympic Stadium on 20 minutes as he chested down a go from Pau Cubarsi and flicked elegantly into the far nook with the surface of his left boot.
Robert Lewandowski quickly doubled the lead when he latched onto a ball via from Lamine Yamal and squeezed a shot previous Valladolid goalkeeper Karl Hein, on mortgage from Arsenal.
Jules Kounde made it three earlier than half-time when a nook dropped to the France defender inside the world and he stabbed into the highest nook whereas off-balance.
Raphinha had a easy tap-in from shut vary simply previous the hour, with Lewandowski and Yamal concerned earlier than the ball broke kindly for the Brazilian.
He accomplished his treble on 72 minutes following an excellent burst ahead from Yamal, who then slid via a pleasant go for Raphinha to stroke residence.
Dani Olmo, who obtained the winner midweek at Rayo Vallecano, on his debut, struck along with his ultimate contact as he danced previous a collection of defenders and rolled in Barcelona’s sixth.
Raphinha rounded off a glittering efficiency with the help for Ferran Torres as Barcelona hit a seventh, fizzing in a cross from the left for the substitute to steer residence in scientific trend.
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