- Barcelona defeated Valencia 7-1 at home in the 21st round of La Liga
- Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Fermín López (twice), Robert Lewandowski, and an own goal by César Tárrega secured the goals for Barcelona
- Hugo Duro scored Valencia’s only goal in the match
- Barcelona achieved their most dominant victory against Valencia in La Liga
- The win ended Barcelona’s four-game winless streak in the league and marked their 100th goal under Hansi Flick in just 32 matches
Key Takeaways:
Barcelona crushed Valencia 7-1 at Camp Nou in the 21st round of La Liga. The Catalan team dominated the match, with goals from Frenkie de Jong (3′), Ferran Torres (8′), Raphinha (14′), and Fermín López, who scored twice (24′, 45+4′). Substitute Robert Lewandowski added another (66′), while Valencia’s César Tárrega contributed an own goal (75′). Valencia’s only response came from Hugo Duro, who scored in the 59th minute.
This result marked Barcelona’s most emphatic victory in their rivalry with Valencia in the Spanish top flight. It trails only their 7-0 win in the Copa del Rey semifinal during the 2015/16 season. The win also ended Barcelona’s four-match winless streak in La Liga.
Robert Lewandowski's strike against Valencia is Barça's 100th official goal of the Hansi Flick era! 💯 pic.twitter.com/QKhepaTozb
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 26, 2025
Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s manager, achieved a personal milestone during the match. The team’s seventh goal marked their 100th under his leadership in just 32 games. This achievement places Flick second in club history for reaching the 100-goal mark, behind only Helenio Herrera in 1959.
With this victory, Barcelona increased their points tally to 42, maintaining their third-place position in La Liga. They are now seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Valencia, meanwhile, remains in 19th place with just 16 points. This loss is Valencia’s heaviest league defeat since March 1955, when they suffered a 7-0 loss to Alavés.