Barcelona snapped their four-match winless streak in LaLiga with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday, with Fermin Lopez scoring a powerful double and including two assists.
Barcelona sit third within the standings with 42 factors, three behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and 7 adrift of leaders Actual Madrid.
Relegation-threatened Valencia are nineteenth with 16 factors after their first defeat in 5 matches in all competitions.
Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring after three minutes with a right-footed shot from the centre of the field that discovered the underside left nook after Lamine Yamal’s exact cross.
The Dutch midfielder continued to impress and performed a key function in Barca doubling the lead. His go allowed Alejandro Balde to arrange Ferran Torres, who steered the ball into the online.
Raphinha added a 3rd earlier than the 15-minute mark, making the most of a mistake by Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Valencia goalkeeper was caught in no-man’s land as he raced out to shut down the Brazilian, who calmly slid the ball into the empty internet.
Lopez put the icing on the cake in a frenetic first half, including a fourth on 24 minutes and a fifth earlier than the break with a robust long-range shot from the precise.
“We have been coming from a nasty dynamic in LaLiga and we would have liked this win. I wanted a recreation like this. I’ve had lots of accidents and it was vital to realize confidence,” Lopez advised DAZN.
Hugo Duro grabbed a comfort for Valencia after the break with a shot from shut vary.
However Barcelona continued to dominate and substitute Robert Lewandowski added a sixth earlier than an unlucky personal purpose from Cesar Tarrega wrapped up the scoring for Hansi Flick’s aspect.
Barcelona, who got here into the sport on the again of a powerful 5-4 win at Benfica that earned them a spot within the Champions League’s final 16, face Atalanta of their ultimate league-phase match of Europe’s top-tier membership competitors on Wednesday.
Printed – January 28, 2025 02:44 am IST
