Overview
- Second-half goals from Dani Olmo, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal secured a 3-0 victory that returned Barcelona to first place in LaLiga.
- Yamal’s pressing forced the turnover for Olmo’s opener before the 18-year-old sealed the result with a scissor-kick finish in the 73rd minute.
- Raphinha said the bench was stunned by Yamal’s strike, while Oviedo coach Guillermo Almada called the winger a player from “another galaxy.”
- Hansi Flick emphasized that Yamal’s ball recovery for the first goal mattered more than the spectacular finish and acknowledged a below-par first half before improved pressing and substitutions.
- Raphinha continued a strong run with his eighth goal in 13 appearances as Barça turn to Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Copenhagen, where a win would put them in strong position to secure an automatic round-of-16 spot.