Raphinha and Fermin run riot, while Gordon & Adeyemi shine on debut in 5-0 win over Elche
FC Barcelona secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Elche CF in their La Liga season opener. New signing Karim Adeyemi and Fermin Lopez both scored, while captain Raphinha contributed two goals to the win.
Why it matters
This match highlights the early-season form of a major European football club and the successful integration of new high-profile signings.
Defending champions FC Barcelona have made a sensational start to the 2026-27 La Liga season, demolishing Elche CF 5-0 at the Estadio Martinez Valero in front of 30,704 fans.An away day masterclassBarcelona being the away team produced a performance that was not only clinical, but also very attacking, converting a well-fought first half into a complete thrashing in the second. Barcelona utterly dominated the hosts throughout; they created a stunning nine big chances on goal and managed to dictate play with fairly even possession of 54%.14' - Raphinha (Pen): <a href="https://everythingbarca.com/raphinha-named-barcelona-first-captain-de-jong-pedri">Barcelona captain</a> got the scoring underway with a cool penalty shot into the bottom-right corner. Raphinha had won a spot-kick by tricking the defender into bringing him down inside the penalty area.45+3' - Karim Adeyemi: On the stroke of halftime, summer signing Karim Adeyemi netted his debut goal after being set up by Raphinha.
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