"Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski all scored twice as Barcelona maintained their unbeaten start to the season in LaLiga with a crushing 6-0 win over Valencia. Sunday's game was played at the 6,000-capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff, due to delays in finalising the renovation of Camp Nou. But the Blaugrana looked at home in those surroundings as they got back to winning ways following a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano prior to the international break."
"Jules Kounde and Ferran Torres missed glaring chances to put Barca ahead inside the opening 11 minutes, while Marcus Rashford also worked Julen Agirrezabala. But Lopez made the breakthrough in the 29th minute, beating Agirrezabala with a cultured, side-footed finish after taking in Torres' flick. Barca made a similarly quick start to the second half and struck twice in 11 minutes after the restart. First, Rashford's teasing left-wing cross was tucked in by half-time substitute Raphinha, then Lopez found the bottom-left corner with a 25-yard drive."
"Raphinha got his brace with another neat finish in the 66th minute after Jose Gaya only half-cleared a Lopez cross, before Lewandowski made it 5-0 with a powerful finish off the underside of the crossbar with 14 minutes to play. There was still time for Lewandowski to get the third brace of the game, too, as he lobbed Agirrezabala with the outside of his boot after being fed by 18-year-old substitute Marc Bernal."
Barcelona defeated Valencia 6-0 at the 6,000-capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff, remaining unbeaten in LaLiga. Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice. Jules Kounde and Ferran Torres squandered early chances while Marcus Rashford tested Valencia keeper Julen Agirrezabala. Lopez opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a side-footed finish from Torres' flick. Raphinha and Lopez scored quickly after half-time, and Raphinha added another in the 66th. Lewandowski scored twice late, including a powerful finish off the underside of the crossbar and a lob set up by substitute Marc Bernal. Barcelona sit two points behind leaders Real Madrid; Valencia are 15th.
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