Barcelona got here from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 at Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring twice and Lamine Yamal additionally discovering the web as Hansi Flick’s facet prolonged their robust begin to the La Liga marketing campaign.
Rayo surprised the hosts when Sergio Camello transformed Alvaro Garcia’s cutback within the twelfth minute, however Barcelona hit again via Raphinha seven minutes later.
Yamal then accomplished the turnaround within the twenty first minute, slicing inside from the precise earlier than curling a high-quality effort into the highest nook.
Barcelona appeared to have added a 3rd earlier than half-time when Jules Kounde adopted up a save from Anthony Gordon’s effort, however VAR dominated the objective out for offside.
The hosts didn’t have to attend lengthy after the restart to revive their two-goal benefit, though this time it got here through a Rayo participant as Florian Lejeune turned Gordon’s tried cutback into his personal web.
Rayo refused to go away, although, and Camello headed house his second of the night time from Unai Lopez’s nook within the 59th minute.
Barcelona responded once more within the 71st minute. Gordon raced onto a ball excessive earlier than exhibiting glorious consciousness to flick it again into the trail of Raphinha, who completed from the left facet of the realm to make it 4-2.
Yamal then put the outcome past doubt within the ninetieth minute, curling an outstanding left-footed strike into the underside nook after Karim Adeyemi’s cutback.
