Raphinha double sees Barca power past Villa
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Raphinha's second-half double inspired Barcelona to a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa at the Camp Nou as Unai Emery's side saw their three-game winning run in the Champions League come to an end.

Villa boss Emery returned to his homeland on his 55th birthday and with his team in great form having lost just one of their previous nine encounters, only to come crashing down in the driving Catalan rain.

Image: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring the opener

The home side have been in free-scoring form this season, averaging four goals a game and they got on the scoresheet within seven minutes. Joao Gomes laid a goal on a plate to, of all people, Lamine Yamal, for the Spain forward's 13th goal of this campaign. He also has 11 assists to his name.

Team news

  • Joao Gomes and Emi Buendia returned
  • Leon Goretzka and Alysson dropped to the bench
  • England forward Anthony Gordon was recalled

Raphinha made Villa's first game at the Nou Camp for 46 years a miserable one with a quickfire double at the start of the second half to end any hopes the visitors had of getting back into the contest as Hansi Flick's side moved above their opponents into second in the table.

Key moments from the Camp Nou

7: GOAL! Suzuki goes short from the goal kick and the midfielder Joao Gomes plays a blind pass across his own penalty area, which falls straight to Lamine Yamal, who curls his shot into the far corner with ease.

Image: Lamine Yamal has 13 goals so far this season

19: CHANCE! Jackson breaks down the right and finds Manzambi, but he mishits the sweeping shot and it goes wide!

20: HUGE CHANCE! Jackson times his run perfectly and is played through by Manzambi, but Garcia pokes it clear after meeting the striker outside the penalty area.

26: CHANCE! Suzuki plays a dangerous pass to Joao Gomes and Barcelona pounce. The Villa goalkeeper is able to beat Gordon's shot though.

52: GOAL! Raphinha fires a shot on goal from just inside the area and a big deflection sends it trickling into the back of the net after wrong-footing Suzuki.

64: GOAL! Cancelo drives down the left but plays the cross with the outside of the boot into the box. It bends around the defence, perfectly into Raphinha's path, before it's tapped home with ease.

69: POST! Goretzka meets the corner and glances the header towards goal but it grazes the post! Jackson was there but didn't gamble to tap it in.

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