“Lamine Yamal opens the scoring with a left-footed finish from a tight angle on the right side of the box.”
Pivotal“Fermín López makes it three, finishing from the center of the box with his left foot to put the result beyond reasonable doubt before halftime.”
Pivotal“Raphinha taps in from close range to make it four, continuing Barcelona's dominance early in the second half.”
“Lamine Yamal completes his hat-trick with a left-footed finish from the center of the box, confirmed by VAR, capping off a dominant individual and team performance.”
Valencia
FC Barcelona
Outstanding performance
FC Barcelona•AttackerBarcelona needed only eight minutes to effectively decide this match, with Lamine Yamal scoring twice as Valencia's defense was torn apart before the home side had settled. Fermín López added a third before halftime, and the second half was a formality as Raphinha, Pedri, and a late Yamal treble-completer piled on the misery. The numbers tell the full story of the gulf in class: Barcelona dominated possession 75-25%, out-shot Valencia 19-3, and created five big chances to Valencia's one, while completing 660 passes at 91% accuracy compared to Valencia's 216 at 69%. For Valencia, this is a damaging result that will raise fresh concerns about their defensive fragility and league standing, while Barcelona's ruthless efficiency in front of goal and total control of the game keep them firmly in the title conversation.
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César Tárrega commits a foul for Valencia.
Karim Adeyemi from Barcelona wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes to the left. Gabriel Jesus provided the assist.
Attempt missed by Gabriel Jesus from Barcelona, who took a right-footed shot from outside the box.
assist: Dani Olmo
Goal! Barcelona leads Valencia 5-0 after Lamine Yamal scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
VAR confirms the goal for Barcelona, making it 5-0 against Valencia, scored by Lamine Yamal.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus from Barcelona has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked. He was assisted by Marc Bernal.
Dani Olmo from Barcelona has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked.
José Gayà from Valencia commits a foul.
Dani Olmo from Barcelona wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Arnau Martínez commits a foul for Valencia.
Karim Adeyemi of Barcelona wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Arnau MartínezYellow CardArnau Martínez from Valencia receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution for Barcelona: Gabriel Jesus comes on for Pedri.
José Gayà from Valencia commits a handball.
assist: Dani Olmo
Goal! Barcelona leads 4-0 with Pedri scoring from the center of the box with a right-footed shot.
Substitution for Valencia: Hugo Duro comes on for David Otorbi.
Substitution for Barcelona: Dani Olmo comes on for Fermín López.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
There is a delay in the match in Barcelona.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's high and wide to the left. Jules Koundé provided the assist.
Iker Córdoba from Valencia commits a foul.
Raphinha from Barcelona wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Fermín López from Barcelona had a right-footed shot from the right side of the box after a quick counterattack.
Fermín LópezYellow CardFermín López from Barcelona receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Aliou Dieng from Valencia wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fermín López from Barcelona commits a foul.
Substitution for Valencia: Iker Córdoba comes on for Mouctar Diakhaby due to an injury.
Substitution for Valencia: Ryunosuke Sato comes on for Javi Guerra.
Substitution for Barcelona: Andreas Christensen comes on for Pau Cubarsí.
Substitution for Barcelona: Karim Adeyemi comes on for Anthony Gordon.
Substitution for Barcelona: Marc Bernal comes on for Rodri.
Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the middle of the goal.
Filip Ugrinic from Valencia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Xavi Espart of Barcelona.
Foul committed by Arnaut Danjuma of Valencia.
Jules Koundé of Barcelona wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Rodri's header from the center of the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski. Anthony Gordon provided the assist with a cross.
Barcelona wins a corner after Arnau Martínez concedes.
Substitution for Valencia: Harvey Elliott comes on for Pablo Maffeo.
Substitution for Valencia: José Gayà comes on for Jesús Vázquez.
Substitution for Valencia: César Tárrega comes on for Pepelu.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the left, assisted by Fermín López.
Barcelona wins a corner after Arnau Martínez concedes.
Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked.
assist: Fermín López
Goal! Raphinha scores for Barcelona with a right-footed shot from very close range. The score is now Valencia 0, Barcelona 3.
Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon from Barcelona had a right-footed shot from the center of the box after a fast break.
Aliou Dieng from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Rodri from Barcelona receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Rodri from Barcelona commits a foul.
Barcelona wins a corner after Pepelu concedes.
The second half begins with the score at Valencia 0, Barcelona 2.
Raphinha's left-footed shot from outside the box for Barcelona is blocked.
Attempt saved. Fermín López from Barcelona has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski from Valencia. The assist came from Lamine Yamal.
The first half ends with Valencia trailing Barcelona 2-0.
Foul committed by Aliou Dieng from Valencia.
Raphinha from Barcelona wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona has a left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, but it's saved.
Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia has a left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Joan García from Barcelona. The assist came from Filip Ugrinic.
Valencia is awarded a corner after Rodri concedes.
Pau CubarsíYellow CardPau Cubarsí from Barcelona receives a yellow card for a foul.
Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Pau Cubarsí of Barcelona.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 7 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Pedri from Barcelona takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but it goes high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Xavi Espart from Barcelona had a left-footed shot from the left side of the box.
David Otorbi from Valencia wins a free kick on the right wing.
Gerard Martín commits a foul for Barcelona.
Raphinha is caught offside for Barcelona.
Attempt saved. Fermín López from Barcelona has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved.
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes just wide to the right.
Fermín López is caught offside for Barcelona.
Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes to the right.
Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is saved.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is currently paused for a drinks break.
Substitution for Barcelona: Jules Koundé comes on for Eric García due to an injury.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the top left corner by Stole Dimitrievski from Valencia. The assist came from Rodri.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Eric García from Barcelona.
Barcelona wins a corner, conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
assist: Anthony Gordon
Goal! Barcelona leads 2-0 against Valencia. Fermín López scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
Valencia is called offside as Arnau Martínez is caught in an offside position.
Pablo Maffeo of Valencia wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Xavi Espart of Barcelona.
Lamine Yamal is caught offside for Barcelona.
Lamine Yamal is flagged for offside for Barcelona.
VAR decision: No goal. The score remains Valencia 0, Barcelona 1.
Goal! Barcelona leads 2-0 against Valencia. Lamine Yamal scores with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box.
assist: Fermín López
Goal! Barcelona takes the lead 1-0 against Valencia with Lamine Yamal scoring from a difficult angle on the right with his left foot.
Valencia is called offside as Arnaut Danjuma is caught in an offside position.
First half begins.
Valencia sit rock bottom with just one point from three games, while league leaders Barcelona arrive at Mestalla riding a three-match winning streak. A depleted Valencia squad faces a stern test against a Barça side full of attacking confidence.
