Barcelona cruised to a thrilling 5-1 win over Mallorca on Tuesday evening to silence their doubters and strengthen their position at the top of the La Liga standings.
A full return of wonderkid Lamine Yamal and a growing confidence amongst the Catalans proved to be a recipe for success for Hansi Flick - who recorded his first league win since the start of November.
An early strike from Ferran Torres fired Barca into the lead before the break, while an equaliser from Vedat Muriqi raised initial concerns over the visitors' ability to take all three points from their trip.
However, when play resumed in the second half, in-form winger Raphinha threw his side a lifeline by gifting them a lead before opening the floodgates for three further strikes to find the back of the net.
One more from the Brazilian, a stunner from Frenkie de Jong and a final goal from Pau Victor cemented Barca's victory on Tuesday evening.
Mallorca player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Leo Roman | 5.9/10 |
RB: Pablo Maffeo | 7.5/10 |
CB: Martin Valjent | 5.3/10 |
CB: Antonio Raillo | 4.9/10 |
LB: Johan Mojica | 4.1/10 |
DM: Manu Morlanes | 5.8/10 |
DM: Samu | 5.7/10 |
RW: Valery Fernandez | 6.4/10 |
AM: Antonio Sanchez | 6.5/10 |
LW: Sergi Darder | 6.5/10 |
ST: Vedat Muriqi | 7.3/10 |
SUB: Daniel Rodriguez (67' for Darder) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Robert Navarro (67' for Fernandez) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Mateu Morey (78' for Sanchez) | 5.3/10 |
SUB: Abdon Prats (78' for Muriqi) | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Cyle Larin (78' for Maffeo) | 6.0/10 |
Subs not used: Dominik Greif (GK), Siebe van der Heyden, Omar Mascarell, Chiquinho, Daniel Luna, Javi Llabres, Takuma Asano
Barcelona player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Inaki Pena | 7.3/10 |
RB: Jules Kounde | 7.3/10 |
CB: Pau Cubarsi | 6.8/10 |
CB: Inigo Martinez | 7.5/10 |
LB: Alex Balde | 6.9/10 |
DM: Pedri | 7.5/10 |
DM: Marc Casado | 7.2/10 |
RW: Lamine Yamal | 8.3/10 |
AM: Dani Olmo | 7.0/10 |
LW: Raphinha | 9.2/10 |
ST: Ferran Torres | 7.9/10 |
SUB: Frenkie de Jong (72' for Olmo) | 8.2/10 |
SUB: Pau Victor (73' for Torres) | 7.0/10 |
SUB: Gavi (82' for Pedri) | N/A/10 |
SUB: Eric Garcia (82' for Casado) | N/A/10 |
SUB: Eric Garcia (87' for Raphinha) | N/A/10 |
Subs not used: Sergi Dominguez (GK), Ander Astralaga (GK), Wojciech Szczesny (GK), Gerard Martin, Hector Fort, Pablo Torre, Robert Lewandowski.
Player of the match - Raphinha (Barcelona)
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