Raphinha Hat Trick Sparks Barcelona's 7-2 Rout of Racing in La Liga, Man United Upset in League Cup
- FC Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2 on Wednesday at Spotify Camp Nou, maintaining their perfect LaLiga start and moving three points clear of Real Madrid.
- Manager Hansi Flick became the first Barcelona coach to win his opening seven competitive matches of the season, cementing the Catalan club's position atop the league table.
- Brazilian forward Raphinha secured a hat-trick converting two penalties, while Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal, and an own goal from Asier Villalibre accounted for the remaining goals.
- Defensive lapses allowed Racing midfielder Maguette Gueye and Yassir Zabiri to score; Racing's Aaron Martin said, "They did us a lot of damage."
- Flick will aim to tighten the defense before stiffer challenges arrive, as Raphinha told DAZN, "It's always important to think you need to improve in some way.
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Barcelona win again as Inter salvage a draw
Raphinha on Saturday continued his red-hot form with a hat trick in a 3-1 win at Sevilla as defending champion Barcelona recorded a seventh straight victory in Spanish La Liga. Lamine Yamal set up two of the irrepressible Brazilian’s goals to make it a La Liga-high 12 so far — one less than Raphinha
Raphinha is the highlight of this season's start in Europe. On the last Saturday, the Brazilian scored three goals in the same game for the second time followed, in Barcelona's 3-1 victory over Seville, away from home, by the Spanish Championship. With this, he reached his fourth hat-trick by Barça on La Liga and surpassed brands of players such as Neymar, Samuel Eto'o and Kylian Mbappé — all with three. Prior to the game with Seville, Raphinha …
Barcelona is the team of the hour in Europe. One particularly stands out from a strong collective: Raphinha.
With this triumph, the seventh in so many other games in the championship, those led by Hansi Flick will arrive at the break for the selection games with at least three points of advantage in the La Liga.
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