Raphinha scores hat trick as Barcelona thrash Valladolid 7-0

The end of an incredibly exciting game has come, and Barcelona will be feeling more than happy with that result as they remain at the top of La Liga after a staggering 7-0 win against Real Valladolid. The first half showed glimpses of how the game could end up, as Barcelona opened the scoring in the 20th minute through Raphinha, whose poked effort made it 1-0.

Shortly after, in the 24th minute, Lewandowski doubled the lead with a smashing shot past Hein in the blink of an eye. Just as halftime approached, Kounde made it 3-0 to the home side with an impulsive finish following a scramble in the box. Barcelona led 3-0 at the break, but there was much more to come. It didn’t take them long to find another goal; this time Raphinha doubled his tally for the game as he took advantage of another scramble in the box and tapped home into an empty net.

The Brazilian then completed his hat-trick in the 72nd minute with a low finish following an incredible assist from young Lamine Yamal. That made it 5-0 until Olmo finally scored a goal that he had been threatening all game. He shimmied past his defender and curled the ball into the far right corner with his final involvement of the game. Barcelona then got their seventh goal of the game through substitute Ferran Torres, who got on the end of a low, driven cross from Raphinha to finish off the goals for Barcelona.

That might go down as the most one-sided game in La Liga this season, as Barcelona dominated for just over 90 minutes, and they ended with an xG figure of 3.84. On the other hand, Valladolid ended with an xG figure of 0.43 xG, showcasing just how much they struggled to create anything in this game. Up next for Barcelona: Girona! Thank you for joining this commentary, goodbye!