"Blaugrana" continue pursuit of "Real" and "Atletico".
Barcelona destroyed Valencia" on their home field in the match of the 21st round of the Spanish La Liga of the 2024/25 season. The meeting at the Estadio Olimpico in Barcelona ended with a score of 7:1.
In the first half, the hosts sent 5 goals into the opponent's goal. Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Rafinha and Fermin Lopez, who scored a brace, distinguished themselves.
In the second half, Hansi Flick's charges scored twice more. One of the goals was scored by Robert Lewandowski, who leads the Primera's scoring race with 17 strikes – the Polish forward is now 2 goals ahead of Real Madrid's French striker Kylian Mbappe.
In addition, the “bats” defender Cesar Tarrega also added an own goal to his list of goals. Hugo Duro scored the only goal for the visitors at the start of the second half.
Barcelona vs. Valencia match review
With this victory, Barcelona (42 points) moved into third place in the Spanish championship, ahead of Athletic Bilbao (40 points). The Catalans are ahead of the Madrid giants – Real (49 points) and Atletico (45 points). Valencia is in the penultimate, 19th place with 16 points.
In the next round, Barcelona will host Alaves, and Valencia will play Celta at home. Both matches will take place on February 2.
