Barça enjoys and entertains at a dizzying speed, a team currently impossible for its rivals to keep up with on the field and in the standings, the sole leader of the League. In response to the defeats of Real Madrid and Atlético, the blaugranas answered with an easy and sweet victory in Valencia. The Barcelonistas play today with only one goal, diabolical, insatiable, and unpredictable in the opponent’s field, surprising with their offensive variations, strengthened in Mestalla by the debut as a starter of Rodri, although the protagonist was Fermín. The midfielder was splendid in arrival, shooting, and his association with a brilliant Lamine. The list of standouts varies and grows every day after the performances of Espart and Gordon and the consistent scoring of Raphinha.
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The abundance of Barça, very confident due to their winning and scoring momentum, contrasted with Valencia’s scarcity. The blaugranas played with what could very well be their starting team, a sign of health and abundance, even registering Gabriel Jesus, while Valencia appeared with a lineup conditioned by absences — eight —, by the standings — one goal and one point — and by the anger of the fans, especially upset with the club’s governance and Peter Lim’s ownership. The uproar spread very quickly through different corners of the stadium, from the box to the field, because the match started with two goals from Lamine, the second disallowed to the relief of Corberán’s downcast boys. The image was surprising for the blaugrana supporters: Mestalla was playing against Valencia to Barça’s luck.
The Fermín-Lamine partnership dismantled Corberán’s five-defender defense in the blink of an eye. The 0-1 was excellent for the way the winger finished with the outside of his left foot the pass from the midfielder after letting the ball bounce, without controlling it, leaving Pepelu disoriented. Lamine scored again, also assisted by Fermín, and if the goal was not validated after the technology intervention, it was due to the left toe of number 10. The 0-2 came in any case before the half-hour mark with a shot from Fermín, assisted by Gordon, after Lamine’s intervention. The mobility, speed, and decisiveness of Barça dismantled a soft rival in the areas and without a wall in midfield like Valencia.
The pace and speed of the blaugrana attackers sometimes overwhelmed Rodri, better in coverage than in deployment while waiting to gain stamina, an involuntary protagonist of a clash that caused Eric’s nose injury. As subdued as disoriented, Valencia awaited the opponent’s losses to launch the counterattack towards Joan García. They lacked finesse and punch the few times they reached Barça’s goal, who showed themselves too lenient in defense, relying on Joan García. The stands, however, never showed mercy to their team and handkerchiefs waved after Fermín’s monologue, to whom only the post denied a second goal after an excellent play against Dimitrievski.
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Fermín’s candy and Lamine’s chip.
— Movistar Plus Deportes (@MPlusDeportes) September 6, 2026
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Although they regulated the game more, the blaugranas neither gave up nor trusted themselves at the start of the second half no matter how scorching the heat at Mestalla was. There are no excuses for Flick, not even the match awaiting on Wednesday in the Champions debut against Feyenoord. The goals kept coming steadily to give meaning to the remaining minutes of the match and there was even time for Gabriel Jesus to debut.
The captain Raphinha’s customary goal was not missing — now five —, Pedri scored, and Lamine repeated, a double scorer as against Rayo. Corberán’s team allowed the blaugranas to run until conceding the 0-5. A score always magical for the blaugranas and unbearable for the old Mestalla in its last Valencia-Barça League match.
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