La Liga: Yamal Scores Twice, Fermin Scores and Assists Twice as Barcelona Beat Valencia 5-0 Away

At 22:30 Beijing time on September 6, in the fourth round of La Liga, Barcelona visited Valencia. Yamal opened the scoring in the 6th minute, Fermin scored with Gordon's assist in the 22nd minute, Fermin crossed for Raphinha to score into an open net in the 50th minute of the second half, Pedri fired home from the edge of the box in the 79th minute, and Yamal completed a brace with a close-range finish in the 84th minute. Barcelona eventually defeated Valencia 5-0 away, starting the new season with four wins from four matches and 17 goals scored!

Barcelona took the lead shortly after kickoff. In the 6th minute, Fermin chipped a pass to the right side of the penalty area, and Yamal followed up to curl the ball into the far corner. Barcelona 1-0!

In the 9th minute, Barcelona moved the ball horizontally from the center to the right side with consecutive passes. Yamal struck a powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area, but the referee ruled he was offside first and the goal was disallowed.

In the 22nd minute, Gordon caused chaos on the left side of the penalty area and sent a diagonal pass toward the center edge of the box during the scramble. Fermin followed up with a powerful shot to score. Barcelona 2-0!

In the 24th minute, Yamal hit a high-quality long-range shot from the right side of the attacking area, but the goalkeeper saved it. In the 28th minute, Eric Garcia was knocked down and accidentally injured by Rodri while defending a set piece, and was then replaced by Kounde. In the 32nd minute, Valencia launched an attack after winning the ball back high up the pitch, with Danjuma breaking into the penalty area in a one-on-one situation during the scramble, but his shot went wide. In the 37th minute, Yamal beat several opponents before entering the right side of the penalty area, but his shot narrowly missed. In the 39th minute, Barcelona continued attacking down the right, and Fermin forced a shot while under defensive pressure; after a touch from the goalkeeper, the ball hit the post. In the 45+2nd minute, Danjuma raced into the penalty area from the left and saw his shot from a tight angle saved.

At halftime, Barcelona temporarily led 2-0!

After the restart, Barcelona continued their attacking momentum. In the 48th minute, Yamal carried the ball forward from the wing to start a counterattack, then passed into the central area, where Gordon's powerful shot went just wide.

In the 50th minute, Fermin delivered a low cross from the right side of the attacking area, and Raphinha followed up to finish into an empty net. Barcelona 3-0!

In the 55th minute, Barcelona won a corner from the attacking end, and Rodri's header from the center hit the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Gordon received the ball on the left side of the attacking area and made a half one-on-one run into the box, but his shot was saved.

In the 79th minute, Olmo and Pedri combined with consecutive one-two passes through the middle. Pedri received the ball at the top of the box and cleverly curled it into the far corner. Barcelona 4-0!

In the 84th minute, Olmo received the ball in the center and played a diagonal pass to the right. Yamal finished with a shot to complete his brace. Barcelona 5-0!

In the 85th minute, Barcelona new signing Jesus tried a long-range shot, but the ball went just wide of the left side of the goal. The match ended with Barcelona recording a dominant 25-3 advantage in shots and a 5-0 victory.

Match lineups for both teams:

Barcelona (4-3-3): 1-Joan Garcia / 12-Esparto, 18-Martin, 5-Cubarsi (60th minute, 22-Bernal), 24-Eric Garcia (28th minute, 23-Kounde) / 8-Pedri (80th minute, 9-Jesus), 16-Rodri (60th minute, 15-Christensen), 7-Fermin (75th minute, 20-Olmo) / 17-Gordon (60th minute, 14-Adeyemi), 10-Yamal, 11-Raphinha

Valencia (5-4-1): 1-Dimitrievski / 21-Jesus Vazquez (55th minute, 14-Gaya), 18-Pepelu (53rd minute, 5-Tarega), 4-Diakaby (60th minute, 36-Cordoba), 22-Arnau Martinez, 24-Maffeo (55th minute, 10-Elliot) / 8-Bagla (60th minute, 39-Ryunosuke Sato), 15-Dean, 23-Ugrinic, 27-Otobi / 7-Danjuma

(Sohu Sports original: Lade)