Ruthless Barcelona put 7 past Valencia to reach 101 goals under Hansi Flick

Barcelona had another ruthlessly dominant performance, as they scored seven in the 7-1 thumping of Valencia.

They opened the scoring in the third minute through Frenkie de Jong and did not let up from that point on. The first half ended 5-0, and despite making a host of changes in the second half, they scored two more.

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The rout began just three minutes in, when Lamine Yamal's clever chip found Frenkie de Jong unmarked, and the Dutch midfielder clinically dispatched the ball past Giorgi Mamardashvili. 

Valencia's woes intensified five minutes later, as Alejandro Balde's pinpoint cross from the left was expertly volleyed home by Ferran Torres. His celebration was muted, given his ties with the club.

 Fermin Lopez then released Raphinha, who rounded Mamardashvili with ease and slotted into the empty net. The hosts' fourth goal arrived just 10 minutes later, courtesy of Pau Cubarsí's precise long ball, which found Fermín unmarked, allowing him to stroke the ball home with aplomb.

As the half drew to a close, Valencia's misfortunes continued, with Fermin capitalising on Raphinha's rebounded effort to score his second and Barcelona's fifth. The visitors' hapless defence ensured that the hosts' attacking onslaught showed no signs of abating.

Robert Lewandowski's introduction after the break was preceded by a Valencia consolation goal, as Hugo Duro swept home Diego Lopez's cross. Lewandowski soon made his mark, however, taking just six minutes to score after being played in by Fermín Lopez.

Cesar Tarrega then inadvertently deflected Torres' cross into his own net to hand Barcelona a resounding 7-1 victory.