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Barcelona Thrash Racing Santander 7-2 in Best-Ever Start

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Barcelona Thrash Racing

Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2, marking the club’s best-ever start to the season.
Raphinha scored a hat-trick, taking his league total to nine goals in six matches.
Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal and João Cancelo each added a goal for Barcelona.
Barcelona have outscored opponents 33-7 across all competitions this season.
They hold a three-point league lead over Real Madrid.

Summary

Barcelona Exploit Counter-Press

Barcelona deployed a high-tempo vertical transition style that advanced the ball within seconds of possession.
Hansi Flick’s positionless system let defenders such as Joao Cancelo join attacks regularly.
Barcelona often used only two centre-backs, accepting defensive risk to sustain attacking pressure.
Barcelona’s counter-pressing forced Racing into errors that created multiple penalty opportunities.
Lamine Yamal earned a penalty after being fouled inside the box.

History

Historical Context

In 1992 Barcelona won the European Cup, the last edition before it became the UEFA Champions League, beating Sampdoria 1-0 with Ronald Koeman’s free-kick, the first Spanish triumph since 1966. The victory followed English clubs’ return after a five-year Heysel ban and introduced a group stage, shaping modern European competition.

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Barcelona Thrash Racing

Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2, marking the club’s best-ever start to the season.
Raphinha scored a hat-trick, taking his league total to nine goals in six matches.
Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal and João Cancelo each added a goal for Barcelona.
Barcelona have outscored opponents 33-7 across all competitions this season.
They hold a three-point league lead over Real Madrid.

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