Overview
- Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2 at the Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick and João Cancelo among the goalscorers.
- The victory gave Hansi Flick his seventh straight competitive win and moved Barcelona three points clear at the top of LaLiga.
- The side has scored 33 goals in seven matches across all competitions and Raphinha leads the league with nine goals in six LaLiga games.
- First-choice keeper Joan García was withdrawn at half-time with a knee niggle and awaits tests while substitute Wojciech Szczesny's turnover directly led to one of Racing's goals.
- New arrivals such as Karim Adeyemi, João Cancelo and Gabriel Jesus are widening Barcelona's attack and allowing positional tweaks like Raphinha at centre‑forward, but the high line and goalkeeping issues pose risks that Flick must manage ahead of tougher LaLiga and Champions League fixtures.