Overview
- Barcelona beat Racing Santander 7-2 at Spotify Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick that included two penalties.
- The victory made Hansi Flick the first Barcelona manager to win the club’s opening seven competitive matches of a season.
- Barcelona have scored 33 goals in their first seven games across competitions while Raphinha leads the LaLiga scoring charts with nine league goals.
- Goalkeeper Joan García was withdrawn at half-time with an apparent knee problem and substitute Wojciech Szczęsny later lost possession to allow Racing a goal, highlighting a developing selection and fitness issue.
- The result moves Barça three points clear of Real Madrid and raises the test of sustaining the scoring form and shoring up the defense as they prepare to travel to Sevilla on Saturday.