Barcelona Bend Valencia's Knee After A 7-1 Win At Camp Nou

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JAKARTA - Barcelona again found their best performance in La Liga with a big 7-1 win over Valencia at Camp Nou, Monday morning WIB.

This crushing victory has become a breath of fresh air for Hansi Flick's troops who previously recorded only one win in the last eight league games.

Quoting Antara, young midfielder Fermin Lopez became the star of the field by scoring two goals in the first half. Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, and Raphinha also contributed goals to put Barcelona 5-0 ahead before the break.

In the second half, Robert Lewandowski and Cesar Tarrega's own goal completed the hosts' goal party, while Valencia were only able to reply through Hugo Duro.

Barcelona opened a quick lead in the third minute through Frenkie de Jong, who took advantage of Lamine Yamal's cross. Ferran Torres doubled the lead seven minutes later after completing a mature pass from Alejandro Balde.

The third goal came in the 14th minute through Raphinha, who took advantage of a beautiful pass from Lopez. The Brazilian winger dribbled past goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili before scoring his 12th goal this season.

Lopez scored the fourth goal by using Pau Cubarsi's long pass. Initially this goal was ruled out for offside, but VAR corrected the decision and stated the goal was considered legal.

Towards the end of the first half, Lopez scored his second goal with a volley after a rebound from the post from Raphinha's shot.

Valencia, who played without the mainstay defender Cristhian Mosquera due to suspension, struggled to deal with repeated attacks from Barcelona. Hugo Duro's attempt to reduce the gap at the start of the second half gave the visitors a little hope. However, Flick immediately responded by including Robert Lewandowski.

The Polish striker immediately showed his sharpness by scoring his 17th goal this season after receiving a pass from Lopez. Valencia slumped even further when Cesar Tarrega scored an own goal due to pressure from Ferran Torres.

This victory keeps Barcelona in third place in the La Liga standings, seven points adrift of leaders Real Madrid and three points from Atletico Madrid in second place.

For Valencia, this defeat was a crushing blow. Carlos Corberan's team is now stranded in 19th place in the relegation zone, and it takes four points to reach the safe zone.