Barcelona crush Racing Santander 7-2 to stay perfect

Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season by overwhelming promoted Racing Santander 7-2 in LaLiga. The result keeps Hansi Flick’s side unbeaten and adds another emphatic victory to their opening run, while Racing remain in mid-table despite the heavy defeat.

Barcelona took control early, with Joao Cancelo opening the scoring from outside the area. Raphinha then converted a penalty before Racing reduced the deficit through Senegalese forward Maguette. Cancelo restored the two-goal advantage with another long-range finish, and Raphinha struck again before half-time. The Brazilian completed his hat-trick after the break from a second penalty, while Gabriel Jesus added Barcelona’s sixth. The match finished 7-2.

Racing’s league record now stands at one win, one draw and one loss from three matches, leaving them seventh with four points and a 4-3 goal record in the standings. Their wider recent sequence is mixed but includes wins over Cadiz and Valladolid, alongside a defeat by Osasuna and draws against Real Sociedad and Malaga. They will next visit Celta de Vigo on September 19, with the defeat in Barcelona exposing the scale of the challenge facing the promoted side.