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Barcelona overwhelmed Crvena Zvezda 5-2 in Serbia as Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha starred for Hansi Flick’s aspect.
Barcelona were having a see to maintain their exquisite produce below Flick while the dwelling aspect needed a procure to have even a faraway likelihood of making the play-offs later in the tournament.
It was Barca who went forward, as defender Inigo Martinez scored early with a header from a nook, sooner than Silas broke the offside trap at the choice cease to level on 27 minutes.
Lewandowski then finished off a lovely pass to assign the away aspect forward dazzling sooner than half of-time.
In the 2nd half of, Lewandowski added his 2nd after a orderly sinful from Jules Kounde, and two minutes later Raphinha made it four. Replace Fermin Lopez then transformed from one other Kounde assist for the fifth. Milson then pulled one support for Crvena Zvezda with a exquisite curling effort, but it was now not ample to spark a comeback.
The Serbian aspect remain pointless after the heavy defeat, with Barcelona now on nine facets and on the appropriate display screen to reach the next round.
TALKING POINT – LEWANDOWSKI IS NOT SLOWING DOWN
A hard season resulted in the reasonable advice that 2023/24 was the season the Polish extinct had finally began to descend off, but Hansi Flick’s arrival has changed all that.
Lewandowski scored his 18th and nineteenth targets in the match towards Crvena Zvezda, with two poacher’s targets. He’s now as much as ninety nine Champions League targets.
The skilled forward is clearly making the most of an attacking trio that creates possibilities that he can rob upon to convert.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH – RAPHINHA (BARCELONA)
PLAYER RATINGS
Crvena Zvezda: Marko Ilic 5, Seol 5, Djiga 5, Spajic 6, Rodic 5, Krunic 5, Kanga 6, Elsnik 5, Maksimovic 6, Silas 7, Ndiaye 6. Subs: Dalcio 6, Luka Ilic 6, Katai 46, Milson 7, Prutsev 6.
Barcelona: Pena 6, Cubarsi 7, Martinez 7, Casado 7, Kounde 8, Martin 6, De Jong 6, Pedri 7, Raphinha 8, Yamal 7, Lewandowski 8. Subs: Gavi 6, Fermin 7, Pau 6, Olmo 6, Sergi 64.
KEY EVENTS
13’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 0-1 BARCELONA – MARTINEZ SCORES – The defender heads house for his first in Europe this season. Raphinha loops in a gigantic free-kick to the support put up, and Martinez heads towards the a long way put up.
27’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 1-1 BARCELONA – SILAS SCORES – Or now not it’s all square. Silas breaks the offside trap, sees Pena out early, and he scoops the ball round him with a gigantic form.
43’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 1-2 BARCELONA – LEWANDOWSKI SCORES – A straightforward form to a lovely pass. Yamal dances into the sector, finds Pedri, who tees up Raphinha outdoors the sector. His shot rattles the put up, comes to the left-hand aspect for the Polish striker, who slides in to convert.
fifty three’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 1-3 BARCELONA – LEWANDOWSKI SCORES – Pedri finds Kounde on the lawful in dwelling, he whips in a sinful to the support put up that bounces into Lewandowski’s thighs for him to bundle in.
55’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 1-4 BARCELONA – RAPHINHA SCORES – Kounde will get forward down the lawful once extra, smartly pulls the ball support to Raphinha on the fringe of the sector, and he sidefoots a low shot into the nook
76’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 1-5 BARCELONA – FERMIN SCORES – Kounde all over again is high up on the lawful, he finds Fermin to his left, and his prodded shot skids of Dalcio and past the keeper.
84’ – GOAL! CRVENA ZVEZDA 2-5 BARCELONA – MILSON SCORES – A unheard of effort from the winger, who stands up Kounde, steps interior, and curls into the a long way nook.
KEY STAT
Barcelona have now won seven consecutive fits.
