Barcelona vs Valladolid

Kounde starts for Barcelona He has now been registered, so Jules Kounde can and does make his competitive debut this evening for Barcelona against Rea.

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It's how they got their goal and it's clearly the plan today with Dembele and Raphinha causing problems for Valladolid out on the wings. It's been total dominance from Barca but they nearly throw a two goal lead away. It's great football. He is 34-years-old but Busquets is pulling the strings in midfield and spraying passes left and right. Lewandowski is on the stretch and pokes it into the back of the net as the defenders ball watch. A few of the Barcelona fans are whistling and Xavi appears unhappy with time wasting Valladolid are doing. The Frenchman has acres of space in the box and he blasts a shot from a tight angle that comes off the top of the crossbar. They are nervous of getting into a situation like they did in the first game of the season versus Rayo Vallecano when they frustrated them into a 0-0 draw. Barca want to work the ball wide and whip a ball in to Lewandowski. Raphinha whips in a quality cross into the corridor between defence and goalkeeper that is in-swinging with his left foot from the right-wing. Dembele cuts in and rolls a great ball into Pedri across the box. Kike puts a free-kick into the box and Garcia nearly turns it into his own goal - a close call.

Attempt missed. Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from long range on the left is too high. 45' yellow_card icon.

Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross. Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Álex Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Barcelona 1, Real Valladolid 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Attempt blocked.

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Back-to-back braces for the best striker in the league. On the whole, his performance was solid. The second half saw two more goals as Lewandowski was on target again with a brazy backheel. Running out of superlatives for the Golden Boy. Joga Bonito is back at the Camp Nou. Pedri added the second 20 minutes later, courtesy of a cushioned lay-off from Ousmane Dembele

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CM: Pedri - 7/10 - Gorgeous first-time finish to double Barça's advantage in the first half. An outstanding finish to add his fourth goal in Barça colours this season and only the crossbar prevented him from sealing his hat-trick. Carried a real swagger and his overlaps down the left-hand side caused Valladolid several problems. Didn't show much attacking endeavour which is understandable, but his defensive positioning was sound and he made a great goalline clearance in the second period. Dominant in his defensive duels to allow Lewandwoski then put the game beyond doubt to grab his second goal of the evening. Having been taken wide, Lewandowski produced an exquisite finish with his heel that trickled into the far bottom corner. His endeavour was rewarded in the 23rd minute as Raphinha turned provider once again. Eric Garcia went close shortly after the restart from a corner. The Poland international was causing the Real Valladolid defence issues aplenty in the opening exchanges and he teed up Ousmane Dembele shortly after inside the penalty area. Dembele dribbled inside from the right this time, skipping through several Real Valladolid challenges before space opened up for Pedri inside the penalty area. Lewandowski's movement was excellent, but he could only divert his header off the post.

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Expect Barcelona to overwhelm the newly-promoted side in the second half. It will take a heroic effort for the newly-promoted side to buck that trend today! A fantastic cross from Raphinha on the right met the head of Lewandowski who rose high to snag it. The hosts have had the lion's share of attacking possession, but it hadn't really produced much until 12 minutes in and it's a mystery how the ball doesn't end up in the back of the net. The hosts are continuing to search for the opening goal. The delivery came from the right and Raphinha, who curled one to perfection, and the Polish star met it at the far post. 35th min: Barcelona continue to probe for a second as the visitors can barely hang on. Barcelona go right back to peppering the Valladolid 18-yard-box, and immediately they double the lead. The German is first required to save from a tight angle down the Valladolid left, and Oscar Plano's follow-up is blocked heroically on the line by Kounde. 57th min: The substitutions for Valladolid have afforded the visitors more time on the ball and calmness in possession, but it has hardly neutered Barcelona's attack. Barcelona look up for the Champions League challenge against the likes of Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Meanwhile, Real Valladolid continue the search for their first win of the season as they take on Almeria next weekend in La Liga.