FC Barcelona wanted to continue its flawless performance. For this sixth day of the Spanish championship, between the weeks, Hansi Flick’s troops were aiming for 6/6, after Real Madrid’s victory in Elche yesterday (3-2). Opposite, a promoted team, Racing de Santander, but which is not unworthy at the start of the season, well established in the middle of the La Liga table at the start of the game. There were also rotations on both sides, since for the Cantabros, the sensation Yassir Zabiri, author of 5 goals at the start of the season, started on the bench. For his part, Hansi Flick offered the left side to Cancelo and Adeyemi, instead of the usual Espart and Gordon, while Christensen took Cubarsi’s place in the central hinge. Dani Olmo was preferred to Fermin Lopez, but Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were well present in front. In the end, Barça rolled over their evening opponent with a 7-2 success.
From the start, FC Barcelona took control of the match, putting their foot on the ball and quickly projecting themselves forward, especially through the left flank. Arrizabalaga made a nice save on Raphinha, who had been found by Adeyemi in the area (7th). However, we did not have to wait long for the opening score, since Cancelo, from outside the area, fired a mine which hit the bar before lodging at the bottom (1-0, 8th). A real golazo from the Portuguese, who has things to prove this season. Not satisfied, Barça continued to attack with another player who wants a starting place: Adeyemi, who saw his shot graze the right post of Racing (11th). Dominant, the Spanish champion broke lines very easily, and Dani Olmo also offered himself an interesting situation (15th). Adeyemi, with a small ball pricked after a caviar from Olmo, barely missed the target (19th). Behind, Raphinha was close to the break (20th). The chances kept coming, while Racing didn’t get past half the field. A real masterclass from Hansi Flick’s team, and the second goal would come from Raphinha, on a penalty that he himself provoked. The evening promised to be long for a Santander team, while Christensen, with his header at the far post, narrowly missed the target (27th)…
Offensive festival, one more evening
However, while everyone was waiting for the 3-0, it was the promoted player who shook the nets. On a ride from Aaron Martin on the left, he crossed for Villalibre, in pivot, who himself found Maguette. The Senegalese, with a favorable counterattack, entered the area and crucified Joan Garcia (2-1, 30th). Behind, Racing caused a new scare to the Barcelonans, and Sergio Canales’ gang intended to take advantage of the slightest Catalan defensive error. But Cancelo, not satisfied with his first golazo, offered himself a second one. From even further than the first goal, the Portuguese delivered a heavy strike on the right side of the cage, unstoppable (3-1, 36th). Quite a double. The Barcelona steamroller continued, and Raphinha scored a double. Adeyemi shifted for Olmo, who sent a superb ball to the Brazilian. He then beat the rival goalkeeper easily (4-1, 41st). On fire, Adeyemi caused a penalty, but Lamine Yamal missed (45th). A real Barça recital therefore, and the two teams returned to the locker room with this heavy Barcelona advantage. It should be noted that Wojciech Szczęsny came on for the second period, replacing Joan Garcia.
Not yet decisive this evening, Lamine Yamal started this second act strong, not hesitating to try individual actions. Adeyemi was not far from the golazo after a nice solo number on the left side, concluded with an off-target curl (49th). On a lightning counter, Racing de Santander missed a nice goal, with a point-blank shot from Arana off target (50th). In the process, Lamine Yamal did his special and after crossing, he crushed a shot on the post (51st). Hansi Flick made some changes to rest frames like Pedri and Rodri, while the pace had dropped a little. Clumsy, Szczęsny got confused on a back pass from Gerard Martin, losing the ball to Zabiri who recovered it then pushed it deep (4-2, 65th). What to consider for a comeback? Clearly not since on the following action, Adeyemi caused a penalty. Raphinha took the goalkeeper on the wrong foot to score his hat-trick (5-2, 67th). He was then replaced, to a huge ovation, by his compatriot Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian also signed the sixth. After a shift from Lamine Yamal, he perfectly brushed his shot for the place under the bar (6-2, 79th). Alejandro Baldé also benefited from a little playing time, while Lamine Yamal was still looking for his goal, but his attempt did not find the cage (84th). Adeyemi missed a great opportunity (86th), but finally offered the long-awaited goal to the Blaugrana number 10 for the seventh (7-2, 89th). With this new victory, Barça is at the top of La Liga and has an average of 4.5 goals scored per match…
