Lamine Yamal showcased his talent by scoring twice as Barcelona triumphed over Valencia with a stunning 5-0 victory on Sunday, maintaining their perfect start in La Liga. The reigning champions moved ahead of their rivals, sitting three points clear at the top after Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis on Friday.

From the outset, Barcelona dominated the match, silencing the Valencia fans at the Mestalla stadium. Fermín López, Raphinha, and Pedri also contributed to the scoreline, with Hansi Flick praising the team's performance:

• “We played a fantastic game, it was nearly perfect.”
• “We stay calm and then if it’s possible to score we try to do it.”

Yamal opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a clever finish, but a second goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. Fermín extended the lead in the 22nd minute, finishing a move set up by Anthony Gordon.

Despite losing Eric García to injury, Barcelona continued to press, with Raphinha netting his sixth goal of the season and Pedri scoring the fourth after a slick exchange with Dani Olmo. Yamal capped off the rout by scoring the fifth goal before the match concluded.

Flick urged caution, reminding his young squad that the season is just beginning, stating, “It’s the beginning of the season, it’s not the end.”

In other league updates, Ronald Koeman Jr. scored two penalties for Telstar, Mainz secured a 5-0 Bundesliga victory over Hamburg, and Augsburg climbed to the top of the Bundesliga table after a 4-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.