Barcelona hosts Real Valladolid in the earliest match of round 4 of La Liga 2024-2025 on the evening of August 31 (Vietnam time). Before that, they won all 3 matches to take the top spot in the rankings.
Coach Hansi Flick started with new signing Dani Olmo in midfield alongside Pedri and youngster Marc Casado. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha supported Robert Lewandowski from the wings.
Against a not-so-strong away team, it was no surprise that Barcelona took the initiative. They controlled the ball 70% of the time, resulting in 23 shots.
It took the Catalan team 20 minutes to open the scoring, when Raphinha finished off a pass from young centre-back Pau Cubarsi, kicking off a flurry of goals at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium.
Before the end of the first half, the number of goals was 3, when Lewandowski (minute 24) and Jules Kounde (minute 45+2) took turns scoring.
After the break, Raphinha continued to open the scoring in the 64th minute and completed his hat-trick 8 minutes later. Lewandowski and Yamal were the 2 players who assisted.
Raphinha's excellent match did not stop, because in the final minutes, he had 2 consecutive assists for Olmo and Ferran Torres to score the final goal 7-0 for Barcelona.
Winning the 4th consecutive match, Flick and his team firmly maintain the top position and of course continue to put pressure on Real Madrid , the team playing the latest match of this round with the match against Real Betis at 02:30 on September 2.
