Barcelona vs Valladolid, La Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates

64’ GOAL!!!! Barcelona 4-0 Valladolid (Raphinha): IT’S FOUR!!! Dani Olmo plays a nice through ball to Lewandowski, and after a few bobbles inside the area it falls to Raphinha who taps it home!!!

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 3-0 Valladolid: Back underway in Montjuïc!

HALFTIME, Barcelona 3-0 Valladolid: Barça established their dominance early, suffocated Valladolid with their pressing, scored three goals and could have been up by at least two more. It’s an exceptional performance so far, and the three points are pretty much guaranteed with 45 minutes still to play.

45+2’ GOAL!!!! Barcelona 3-0 Valladolid (Kounde): IT’S THREE!!! Barça essentially kill off the game just before halftime as a corner kick by Raphinha falls perfectly to Jules Kounde inside the box, and the Frenchman fires it home off the post!

24’ GOAL!!!! Barcelona 2-0 Valladolid (Lewandowski): BARÇA DOUBLE THE LEAD!!! Another brilliant pass over the top, this time from Lamine Yamal, finds Robert Lewandowski all alone and the Pole fires it home with his left foot!

20’ GOAL!!!! Barcelona 1-0 Valladolid (Raphinha): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Pau Cubarsí plays a masterful pass over the top to find the run of Raphinha, who uses the outside of his left foot to place the ball in the bottom corner and put the home team in front!

10’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Dani Olmo scores off the rebound from a Raphinha strike, but the goal is ruled out for a slight offside on the Spaniard.

KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Valladolid: And we’re underway in Montjuïc!

WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the site of Barcelona’s next La Liga match as they welcome newly-promoted Valladolid. Barça are top of the table and looking to go into the international break as the only team in the land with a perfect record, while Valladolid hope to cause a big upset against Hansi Flick’s troops. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Casadó, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Peña (GK), Astralaga (GK), Domínguez, Eric, Fort, Martín, Fermín, Torre, Ferran, Víctor

VALLADOLID

Starting XI: Hein; L. Pérez, J. Sánchez, Cömert, Rosa; Amallah, Juric, K. Pérez; I. Sánchez, André, Moro (4-3-3)

Substitutes: Ferreira (GK), Torres, Özkacar, Chasco, Iglesias, Meseguer, Rielves, Machís, Chuki, Sylla, Latasa, Ndiaye

Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 4

Date/Time: Saturday, August 31, 2024, 5pm CET (Barcelona), 4pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 11am ET, 8am PT (USA), 8.30pm IST (India)

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande

On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), TSN 2 (Canada), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others

Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), GXR World (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others

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