FC Barcelona took advantage of Young Boys’ weakness to beat them five goals to zero in their home debut in the Champions League at the Lluís Companys Stadium.
Those led by Hansi received the Swiss at home with all the artillery on the green. They couldn’t afford another defeat and they didn’t do it.
FC Barcelona opened the scoring in the 8th minute in a play in which the ball passed through practically all the players until it reached Lamine Yamal who opened for Raphinha and he placed a cross that Robert Lewandowski finished off to send it to the back of the net. In true number nine style.
With the score already facing in the first moments. The culés have begun to move the game, creating chance after chance, while the Young Boys players withstood Barcelona’s attacks. And for 26 minutes they achieved it, but then Raphinha, another of the leaders of the Blaugrana attack, entered the scene to extend FC Barcelona’s advantage on the scoreboard.
Lamine Yamal cut in short from the corner for the captain, who gave the ball to Koundé and this to Pedri, who without thinking twice shot on goal. After several rebounds, the ball ended up at the feet of Raphinha who shot against Marvin Keller’s goal and ended up beating the goalkeeper. Just three minutes later, Íñigo Martínez scored the third for the locals. The party had just started.
As soon as the second half started, Lewandowski appeared again to score the home team’s fourth. Flick’s men took a passed corner that Íñigo Martínez finished off to put the ball back into the six-yard box and, there, playing as a pure nine again, the Pole appeared.
With the score 4-0, the party on the field moved to the stands, while the players, far from calming the match, were still determined to beat Marvin Keller, but it was other players who tried. Ansu Fati took to the green to receive a standing ovation from the fans, who saw their star on the pitch again.
De Jong received the other big ovation of the night, after months out due to injury. FC Barcelona, now in full force, went on the attack with everything and in the 81st minute of the game, Balde put the icing on the cake for the Barça recital. He caught the ball on the left wing and first placed a low cross into the area that was touched by the Young Boys defender, Camara, and ended up entering the goal.
In the final minutes, the Swiss had a chance that ended up being ruled out due to offside. A disallowed goal that gave way to the final whistle of the match. The Blaugranas achieved their first victory in the Champions League and at home, to redeem themselves from the defeat against Monaco.