Barcelona hammer Valencia in a goal-fest to revive La Liga campaign

Barcelona scored their first four goals in 24 minutes and ended up hammering seven past a struggling Valencia for a commanding 7-1 victory on Sunday to give a much-needed impetus to their La Liga campaign.

At the break, Barcelona were sitting at a handsome 5-0 lead. Fermin Lopez netted twice in the first half, while Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres and Raphinha also scored.

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The result marked Barcelona's second victory in last nine league fixtures. Hansi Flick's team now sits seven points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid and three points adrift of second-placed Atletico Madrid.

In the second half of the match, Hugo Duro managed to score for Valencia, before Robert Lewandowski added to Barcelona's tally, followed by a Cesar Tarrega own goal.

Flick altered his team selection against Valencia, seeking to address the club's recent disappointing domestic results.

The manager opted to rest Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo from the starting line-up and Pedri was unavailable due to stomach issues, allowing De Jong, Ferran Torres and the impressive Lopez to start.

The comprehensive victory was a fair reflection of Barcelona's dominance, while dealing a significant blow to Carlos Corberan's Valencia, who remain in the 19th position, four points adrift of safety.

Meanwhile, fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao failed to capitalise at home, managing only a goalless draw against Leganes, leaving them two points behind Barcelona.

In other matches, Getafe boosted their survival hopes with a convincing 3-0 victory at Real Sociedad, moving up to 14th position, whilst Rayo Vallecano mounted a comeback to defeat Girona 2-1.


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