Robert Lewandowski netted his second successive competitive brace as Barcelona breezed to a 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid at Camp Nou.
WHAT HAPPENED? Barca raced into a two-goal lead at halftime courtesy of strikes from Lewandowski and Pedri. La Blaugrana’s new number nine made it three after the break with an outrageous backheel before substitute Sergi Roberto add some gloss to the scoreline in stoppage time.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: This was a convincing performance from Xavi’s side which further strengthen their title credentials following an underwhelming draw with Rayo Vallecano in their opening game. Their new signings are beginning to click and they could get even stronger before the transfer window closes.
ALL EYES ON: After all of the issues with his registration, Jules Kounde finally made his Barcelona debut. The early signs were good, with the Frenchman looking extremely comfortable in a right-back berth and making a goal-line clearance in the second half.
WHAT NEXT FOR BARCELONA? Barcelona is next in action on Saturday evening when they travel to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to take on Sevilla. On Wednesday they then have a Champions League group-stage opener against Viktoria Plzen to contend with.
