Lamine’s Barça overwhelms Valencia as Mestalla reaches breaking point

Mestalla counted five Barcelona goals, but the loudest anger in Valencia was directed at Peter Lim and the club’s management. Barcelona’s 5-0 victory turned the stadium into a hostile setting for its own team, while Lamine Yamal and his teammates produced a performance full of confidence.

Yamal scored twice, despite a bandaged knee and having missed the previous day’s training as a precaution. His first goal came after a chipped pass from Fermín López, who combined with him repeatedly on the right. Yamal lifted the finish over goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski after only five minutes, then dedicated the goal to his three-year-old brother, Keyne.

Yamal appeared to have scored again three minutes later, but the video assistant referee ruled out the goal for an offside that the article described as impossible to detect with the naked eye. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick encouraged him, telling him, “Stay calm, you’ll score another.” Fermín then opened his own account with a diagonal shot after intercepting a cutback from Valencia’s Jesús Vázquez, sending the ball beyond Dimitrievski.

Raphinha and Pedri completed the rout, while Barcelona conceded only two defensive mistakes, both of which it managed to resolve. Flick handed Rodri his first start in the league on his 100th La Liga appearance. Alongside Pedri, he helped Barcelona control the tempo, with Rodri directing play and Pedri setting the rhythm.

The result reinforced Barcelona’s early lead after four matches. Valencia, meanwhile, faced a crowd increasingly more furious with the club than with its opponent, as Mestalla waits for the New Mestalla stadium.

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Stay calm, you’ll score another.