Barcelona entertained Real Valladolid at the Nou Camp earlier today as they looked to earn a victory at home in La Liga. The Catalan club made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 20th minute thanks to Raphinha’s goal. Robert Lewandowski doubled Barca’s advantage just four minutes later before Jules Kounde made it 3-0 to the home side in the first half injury-time. Barcelona went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Raphinha scored again for Barca in the 64th minute before going on to complete his hat-trick just eight minutes later. Dani Olmo got his name on the scoresheet in the 82nd minute. Ferran Torres added another goal just three minutes later as Hansi Flick’s side cruised to a dominant 7-0 win in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the clash against Real Valladolid.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made one good save at the back and secured an easy clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Jules Kounde – 8.5/10
Kounde performed his defensive duties well and managed to score in the dying embers of the first half.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7.5/10
He didn’t put a foot wrong when defending inside his half and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 7.5/10
Martinez didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 7/10
He was solid at the back and made two positive runs with the ball.
CM: Dani Olmo – 9/10
Olmo was a constant menace in the final third. He scored one goal but should have had a few more to his name.
CM: Marc Casado – 6.5/10
He was accurate with his ball distribution and was replaced at the hour mark.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
Pedri earned possession back once and made two inviting chances in the final third.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 9.5/10
He caused all sorts of chaos for the Valladolid defenders and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 9/10
Lewandowski was a real handful for the opposition centre-backs and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
LW: Raphinha – 10/10
Raphinha bagged a hat-trick today to help Barcelona secure a dominant win this afternoon. He has even got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CB: Eric Garcia – 7/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10
Lopez added some energy to Flick’s midfield.
CB: Sergi Dominguez – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field.
ST: Ferran Torres – 7.5/10
Torres came off the bench and scored and created a goal.
CAM: Pablo Torre – N/A
