Barcelona won their seventh consecutive match of the season, setting a new club record for their best-ever start to a La Liga campaign.
Key facts
- •Barcelona has won their first seven matches of the season for the first time in club history.
- •Raphinha scored a hat trick, with two of his goals coming from penalty kicks.
- •Barcelona has scored a total of 33 goals in their first seven games.
- •Lamine Yamal missed a penalty kick in the first half before scoring in the 89th minute.
- •The match ended 7-2 in favor of Barcelona.
Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2 on Wednesday, marking the first time in the club's history that the team has opened a season with seven consecutive victories. The win maintains their perfect record through the first seven matches of the campaign.
By the numbers
Match scoring highlights
Joao Cancelo opened the scoring in the eighth minute, followed by a penalty from Raphinha in the 25th. Although Maguette Gueye scored for Racing Santander in the 30th minute, Barcelona regained their lead through an own goal credited to Asier Villalibre in the 36th minute. Raphinha added his second goal of the match in the 42nd minute to bring the halftime score to 4-1. In the second half, Yassir Zabiri scored for Racing Santander in the 65th minute, but Raphinha completed his hat trick one minute later. Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal added further goals in the 79th and 89th minutes, respectively. Lamine Yamal had previously missed a penalty kick shortly before halftime.
Season performance
Following this victory, Barcelona has recorded 33 goals across their first seven matches. This performance results in an average of nearly five goals per game.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Anadolu Agency Sport.
