Valencia were under pressure from the start at the Nou Camp on Saturday as Barcelona ran rampant, scoring five goals as they look to improve their La Liga standing.
2019/2020 La Liga
5-2
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Barcelona got off to a flying start, with 16-year-old Ansu Fati scoring after just two minutes, followed up by a second from Frenkie de Jong just five minutes later.
Kevin Gameiro gave Valencia a foothold in the game after a controversial VAR check. The offside flag went up after the ball hit the back of the net, but he was onside on the replay.
A mistake from former Barcelona keeper Jasper Cillessen allowed Gerard Pique to tap home his team's third, and then substitute Luis Suarez scored a fourth with his first touch, and a fifth close to the end of the match.
Match Events
2' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Valencia (Fati)
The youngster makes no mistake, finding the bottom right corner from the centre of the box for his second goal in two games.
7' GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Valencia (De Jong)
The two newcomers Fati and de Jong combine again. This time, Fati cuts in from the left, beating Garay. He cuts back to find de Jong, who arrows the ball high into the net!
29' GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Valencia (Gameiro)
Gameiro gets between Alba and Lenglet and slides the ball into the net. Hang on - there's a VAR check for offside...
51' GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Valencia (Pique)
Barca win a corner off Gaya. Valencia clear. Arthur powers through midfield and passes inside to Griezmann. Cillessen spills Griezmann's shot and it unhelpfully bounces back off the post, and the Barca centre-back is there to finish! Valencia have it all to do again.
61' GOAL! Barcelona 4-1 Valencia (Suarez)
Suarez takes seconds to make his mark! The Uruguayan picks up the ball just outside Valencia's box, stops, feints to shoot for the far post and curls a cheeky shot in at the near instead. Shades of Ronaldinho against Chelsea in 2005 in that. Wonderful.
82' GOAL! Barcelona 5-1 Valencia (Suarez)
Suarez grabs his second! Rakitic's shot from the centre of the box is blocked. It's chipped back in front of goal but there's no Barca man there. Griezmann picks up the pieces and finds Suarez, who smashes it in at the near post from the left of the box. Power and placement at once.
92' GOAL! Barcelona 5-2 Valencia (Gomez)
Wass puts in a deep cross for Gomez who's beaten to the header. The ball ends up with Cheryshev, who drills a low cross into the corridor of uncertainty and Gomez pokes it into the net. That'll be the last act of the game.
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