Barcelona got off to a strong start against Valencia in the Spanish league on Sunday, with four different players scoring in the first 24 minutes. Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring in the third minute,
Real Madrid will take on lowly local rivals Leganes while Barcelona are set to travel to Valencia in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, following the draw on Monday.
One eye will be on Champions League play midweek, but for Barcelona, winning a home match against Valencia on Sunday is critical in the race to gain ground in La Liga. Trailing Real Madrid by seven points for the La Liga title has been the one poor mark on Hansi Flick's first season in charge of Barcelona.
FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick revealed a touching gesture Gavi made during Sunday's brutal 7-1, La Liga thrashing of Valencia.
Former Valencia academy graduate Ferran Torres doubled their lead on the night just five minutes later as Barça smelled blood in the water, further adding to the scoreline in the 14th and 24th minutes via strikes from Brazilian star Raphinha and Fermín López.
Spanish and European champions Real Madrid travel to neighbours Leganes, while Atletico Madrid host Getafe in another capital derby clash.
Arsenal and Real Madrid are both keeping close tabs on Valencia’s highly rated centre-back Yarek Gasiorowski, with the Spain U19 international attracting widespread attention across Europe.
Spanish giants Barcelona showed exactly what they are capable of on any given day after Hansi Flick's Blaugrana ruthlessly put Carlos Corberán's Valencia to the sword in a 7-1 thrashing in
Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory.
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona snapped their four-match winless streak in LaLiga with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday, with Fermin Lopez scoring an impressive double and adding two assists.
Barcelona have scored six goals as the Catalan giants have steamrollered simply Valencia tonight.The Catalans are looking to close down the title gap on arch rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on