By Can Erozden
Leaders Barcelona hammered Real Valladolid 7-0 on Saturday to keep their perfect start to the 2024-25 Spanish LaLiga campaign.
Brazilian winger Raphinha scored a hat-trick for Barcelona in a home match at the Olympic Stadium to play a key role in the huge win.
Barcelona's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski scored in the area four minutes after Raphinha's opener in the 20th minute.
French defender Jules Kounde, and Spanish star Dani Olmo and winger Ferran Torres were the other scorers for Barcelona.
Barcelona won all their four league matches to have 12 points. Hansi Flick's men are leading the LaLiga standings, while Valladolid are 13th with four points.
Atletico Madrid have eight points to be in the second spot in LaLiga as they won at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on Saturday.
In their next league fixture, Barcelona will visit Girona on Sept. 15.