Rampant Raphinha nets two goals as Barcelona rout Feyenoord

What the report says

Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with a dominant 5-1 victory over Feyenoord on Wednesday at Camp Nou, according to Al Jazeera’s report. Raphinha led the way with two goals, while Karim Adeyemi, Lamine Yamal and substitute Gabriel Jesus also scored for the Spanish club. Feyenoord’s only goal came from Sem Steijn.

The match started in heavy rain after a storm moved over Barcelona, but the home side settled quickly and took the lead through Raphinha inside three minutes. Adeyemi added a long-range second before halftime, and Barcelona continued to control the game after the break. Raphinha finished a well-placed pass from Pedri to make it 3-0, and Yamal later extended the lead with a free-kick that slipped through the wall. Jesus completed the scoring late on with a header from Yamal’s cross.

Feyenoord briefly thought they had scored through Nacho Ferri, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR review for offside in the build-up. Steijn’s goal offered the Dutch side a consolation, but Barcelona remained in command throughout most of the match.

The result continued Barcelona’s strong start to the season under Hansi Flick. As Al Jazeera reported, the club has won all five of its matches in all competitions so far, and Raphinha’s recent run of form has been central to that progress.