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Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez star as Barcelona run riot at Valencia

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Reuters. (2026, September 6). Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez star as Barcelona run riot at Valencia. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/6/lamine-yamal-and-fermin-lopez-star-as-barcelona-run-riot-at-valencia?traffic_source=rss

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Barcelona's Fermin Lopez scored one goal and set up two others, leading his team to a 5-0 victory over Valencia on Sunday. The match marked Barcelona's fourth win in four games, giving them 12 points in the LaLiga table, three more than second-placed Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Valencia remain at the bottom of the table with just one point from their four games played. Lopez and Lamine Yamal were a key combination for Barcelona, providing multiple scoring opportunities throughout the game.
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Barcelona defeated Valencia 5-0 on Sunday, with Lamine Yamal scoring two goals and Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, and Pedri also finding the net for the visitors. This victory maintained Barcelona's perfect start to the new football season, as they lead the La Liga table with 12 points from four games, three more than second-placed Real Madrid. Valencia are at the bottom of the table with only one point from their four games. The game was a dominant performance by Barcelona, who controlled the contest from the start and scored multiple goals in each half.

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Topics

Barca Barcelona La Liga Real Madrid Valencia

Subjects

Barca ORG · 3× Fermin PERSON · 3× Raphinha PERSON · 3× Valencia ORG · 3× Yamal PERSON · 3× La Liga ORG · 2× Pedri PERSON · 2× Barcelona GPE · 1× Fermin Lopez PERSON · 1× Lamine Yamal PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Barca handed a debut to Gabriel Jesus off the bench following his move from Arsenal, and there was time for one more goal as Yamal swept home his second from close range as the visitors took their tally of goals in La Liga this season to 17 in four games.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
🔮 But the latter saw his first effort saved and could not get a good connection on the second.
2026-09-07 · Al Jazeera
Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez star as Barcelona run riot at Valencia · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 2 hedged)

Fermin Lopez scored a goal and created two others as champions Barcelona eased to a 5-0 victory over hosts Valencia in their La Liga clash on Sunday to maintain their perfect start to the new football season. asserted
Barcelona → score → season
Lamine Yamal (two), Raphinha and Pedri were also on target for the visitors, who controlled the contest from the start and lead the LaLiga table with 12 points from four games, three more than second-placed Real Madrid. asserted
who → control → Madrid
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Valencia → retire → encounter
Barca took the lead inside six minutes when Fermin’s pass into the box was latched onto by Yamal, who lifted his shot over home goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski from a tight angle. asserted
who → take → angle
Fermin then drilled in a second from 18 yards on 22 minutes after being teed up by Anthony Gordon, before he turned provider again. asserted
he → drill → Gordon
He got in behind the Valencia defence from a Yamal pass, and his ball across the six-yard box was tapped in by Raphinha at the back post on 50 minutes. asserted
ball → get → minutes
Those two proved a potent combination, and twice more, Fermin fed Raphinha for excellent chances. asserted
Fermin → prove → chances
But the latter saw his first effort saved and could not get a good connection on the second. uncertain
effort → see → second
Rodri struck the crossbar with a header as Barca created chances at will, and it was no surprise when Pedri slotted in a fourth on 79 minutes. asserted
Pedri → strike → minutes
Barca handed a debut to Gabriel Jesus off the bench following his move from Arsenal, and there was time for one more goal as Yamal swept home his second from close range as the visitors took their tally of goals in La Liga this season to 17 in four games. asserted
visitors → hand → games
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