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Barcelona thrash Valencia 5-0 to seize sole LaLiga lead with Lamine Yamal starring

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Barcelona beat Valencia 5-0 to take sole possession of first place in LaLiga after four matches.
  • Lamine Yamal scored twice, while Fermín López, Raphinha and Pedri also found the net.
  • The defending champions have won all four league games and lead Real Madrid and Betis by three points.

Barcelona turned a tense night at Mestalla into a statement victory, crushing Valencia 5-0 and moving alone to the top of LaLiga. Lamine Yamal scored twice, and Gabriel Jesus made his debut for the Catalan club.

Yamal opened the scoring in the sixth minute, lifting a chipped ball over goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski after receiving it in the area. Fermín López added a second in the 22nd minute, finishing close to the post after Valencia failed to clear a ball in the box.

Valencia threatened only occasionally on the counterattack. Danjuma went one-on-one with Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García in the 32nd minute but could not beat him. Dimitrievski also made several saves to prevent an even heavier defeat.

Barcelona extended its advantage early in the second half when Raphinha tapped in a cross from Fermín in the 50th minute. It was the Brazilian’s sixth goal in four league matches, putting him top of the scoring chart ahead of Rayo Vallecano striker Sergio Camello, who has five.

Pedri made it 4-0 in the 78th minute before being replaced by Gabriel Jesus three minutes later. Yamal completed the scoring in the 84th minute, after Barcelona had another goal ruled out for a marginal offside. Coach Hansi Flick said, “It was a fantastic match, we controlled it from the start and that is what I want to see.”

It was a fantastic match, we controlled it from the start and that is what I want to see.

· Hansi FlickThe Barcelona coach assessed the 5-0 win over Valencia in an interview with Movistar+.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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