Overview
- Fermín López, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice in a 6-0 rout of Valencia.
- Raphinha and Lewandowski netted their braces after coming on as substitutes, with Hansi Flick praising the collective display.
- ESPN reported Raphinha was left out of the XI for arriving late to a pregame session, a decision Flick publicly described as technical.
- The match took place at the Estadi Johan Cruyff due to pending permits for the renovated Camp Nou, with LaLiga granting a capacity exemption.
- Roony Bardghji debuted in Lamine Yamal’s injury absence, and 18-year-old Marc Bernal returned from an ACL layoff to assist the sixth goal as Barcelona moved within two points of Real Madrid.