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Barcelona 5 - 0 Athletic Club Bilbao : High 5 Barcelona against Athletic Club on way to Super Cup final

Raphinha scored a brace as Barcelona eased into the Spanish Super Cup final with a thumping 5-0 victory over Athletic Club in Saudi Arabia.

Despite a bright start from Bilbao, Barca soon took control of the semifinal and stormed into a 4-0 lead at the break with goals from Ferran Torres, Fermín López, Roony Bardghji and Raphinha all in the space of a destructive 16-minute period.

Raphinha continued a stellar performance with another goal shortly after the restart to complete a dominant display and secure Barcelona's spot in the competition's showpiece, where they will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 2 Real Madrid : Raphinha leads Barcelona to Supercopa win over Madrid

Raphinha scored twice in Saudi Arabia as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 on Sunday in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.

Raphinha's 73rd-minute winner came in a fortuitous manner after he slipped while shooting and the shot deflected off Madrid defender Raúl Asencio to fool goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

The match featured a hectic end to the first half when three stoppage-time goals were scored before the break, two by Real Madrid and one by Barcelona, which also beat Madrid in the 2025 Spanish Super Cup final.

Kylian Mbappé, who had missed the semifinals of the mini-Super Cup tournament because of a knee issue, entered the match in the 76th minute but couldn't do enough to help Madrid equalize.

Robert Lewandowski also scored for Barcelona. Madrid's goals were scored by Vinícius Júnior and Gonzalo García.

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong was sent off in second-half stoppage time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Racing Santander 0 - 2 Barcelona : Barcelona survive Copa del Rey scare to reach quarterfinals

Defending champion Barcelona avoided an upset a day after Real Madrid faltered in the Copa del Rey, edging second-division leader Racing Santander 2-0 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals.

It was an 11th straight win for Barcelona, who beat Madrid in Sunday's Spanish Supercopa.

Madrid, who also lost last year's Copa final to Barcelona, were eliminated by second-tier team Albacete 3-2 on Wednesday in the debut of coach Álvaro Arbeloa.

Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in Santander on a breakaway in the 66th minute, receiving a pass by Fermín López and going past the goalkeeper before finding the open net. Lamine Yamal sealed the victory in the sixth and final minute of added time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Real Sociedad 2 - 1 Barcelona : Barcelona loss puts gap to Real Madrid down to one point

Barcelona's 11-match winning run came to an end as 10-man Real Sociedad clung on to secure a 2-1 win over the LaLiga leaders in a gripping contest at the Reale Arena.

Mikel Oyarzabal put Sociedad ahead at the interval after Barça had three goals chalked off and a penalty overturned for offside, but Marcus Rashford for the visitors levelled eight minutes after his introduction from the bench.

Sociedad retook the lead less than a minute later through Gonçalo Guedes and not even Carlos Soler's straight red card in the closing stages could prevent them from claiming a hard-fought victory.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Slavia Prague 2 - 4 Barcelona : Fermin Lopez sparks Barcelona rally as Lamine Yamal serves ban

Barcelona overcame a scare to boost their hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 with a hard-fought 4-2 win at Slavia Prague.

The Spanish champions conceded an early goal and were pegged back to 2-2 before the break on a freezing night in the Czech capital but recovered with second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski.

Fermín López scored both their goals in the first half after Vasil Kusej bundled Slavia into a surprise lead but the hosts levelled when Lewandowski turned the ball into his own net.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Real Oviedo : Lamine Yamal's stunner headlines Barcelona's win over Real Oviedo

Lamine Yamal's spectacular volley was the highlight of Barcelona's 3-0 victory over rock-bottom Oviedo which saw them regain top spot in LaLiga.

Hansi Flick's side restored their one-point advantage over arch-rivals Real Madrid after goals from Dani Olmo and the in-form Raphinha, who scored his ninth in 10 matches, were overshadowed by Yamal's acrobatic effort.

The 18-year-old met Olmo's cross on the edge of the penalty area to send a shot flying past goalkeeper Aarón Escandell and inside the far post.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 4 - 1 F.C. København : Barcelona rally to beat København, secure round of 16 spot

Lamine Yamal came through for Barcelona again.

With an assist and a goal, Yamal led Barcelona's comeback against F.C. København and helped the Catalan club secure a top-eight finish in the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday.

With a 4-1 victory at home, Barcelona ended in fifth place to reach an automatic spot in the round of 16.

København surprised early with 17-year-old Viktor Dadason scoring for the visitors in a breakaway four minutes into the match in Barcelona, but Yamal started Barcelona's rally by assisting on Robert Lewandowski's 48th-minute goal and then scored the go-ahead goal himself in the 60th.

Raphinha and Marcus Rashford later sealed Barcelona's victory -- its 14th in its last 15 matches in all competitions.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Elche 1 - 3 Barcelona : Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford all score as Barcelona overpower Elche

Marcus Rashford came off the bench to round off the scoring as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of LaLiga with a 3-1 win over Elche at the Estadio Martinez Valero.

The in-form Lamine Yamal put Barca in front early on but Elche, who have not beaten their visitors since 1974, equalised through Alvaro Rodriguez's composed finish in the 29th minute.

Ferran Torres put Barcelona back in front before the interval and second-half substitute Rashford, who came on for Raphinha, netted from close range in the 72nd minute after Adam Boayar wasted a golden chance to draw Elche level again.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Albacete 1 - 2 Barcelona : Barcelona survive Copa scare by giant-killers Albacete

Barcelona reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, but only after making hard work of beating giantkillers Albacete 2-1.

The hosts, 12th in the Segunda Division, reached the quarterfinals courtesy of their shock 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in the last 16 in Alvaro Arbeloa's first match in charge.

They were unable to repeat those heroics against Barça, although they did give the holders a fright when Javi Moreno scored with three minutes left.

But ultimately goals from Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araújo kept Barcelona on course for a record-extending 33rd Copa del Rey success.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Mallorca : Lamine Yamal on target as Barcelona tighten LaLiga title grip

Teenage star Lamine Yamal made up for missing an open goal with a trademark curler from outside the penalty area as Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-0 on Saturday to move four points ahead at the top of La Liga.

Robert Lewandowski had put Barcelona ahead and 18-year-old homegrown player Marc Bernal scored his first career goal late on to seal a convincing win.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Atlético Madrid 4 - 0 Barcelona : Atlético rips Barcelona apart in Copa semifinal 1st leg rout

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Atlético Madrid shocked Barcelona with four goals in the first half to win the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal 4-0 at the Metropolitano stadium on Thursday.

A disastrous first 45 minutes for the visitors started when Joan García tried to control Eric García's harmless-looking pass but the ball went underneath his foot outside the six-yard box.

García ran and dived to try to keep the ball from crossing the line, but didn't make it back in time. He swatted the ball back into play -- and Atletico forward Ademola Lookman then sent it into the net -- but the ball had earlier crossed the line.

Antoine Griezmann gave Atlético a 2-0 lead by scoring in the 14th, Lookman added a third in the 33rd and Julián Álvarez got a fourth goal in first-half stoppage time.

Barcelona prevented further damage in the second half but saw defender Eric García sent off for a rash challenge in the 85th minute. The LaLiga leaders also had a Pau Cubarsí goal ruled out early in the second half after a lengthy check from the video assistant referee.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Girona 2 - 1 Barcelona : Yamal misses pen as Barcelona fail to catch Madrid in loss to Girona

Barcelona were unable to return to the top of the LaLiga table after Fran Beltran's late winner sealed a 2-1 victory for Girona.

An entertaining meeting between the two Catalan rivals saw Raphinha and Vladyslav Vanat go close for either side before Barça won a penalty on the stroke of halftime, but Lamine Yamal's spot kick hit the post.

After the break, Pau Cubarsi's header was quickly cancelled out by Thomas Lemar and Beltran had the final say for Girona, who finished the game with 10 men after Joel Roca was sent off in added time for a hard foul on Yamal.

Barça sit two points behind league leaders Real Madrid, who moved top following their win over Real Sociedad on Saturday.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Levante : Barcelona return to top of LaLiga with comfortable win

Frenkie de Jong's first goal in over a year and a thunderbolt from Fermín López helped put Barcelona back on top of LaLiga as they brushed aside strugglers Levante 3-0.

Hansi Flick's side cruised to victory as they took advantage of Real Madrid's defeat at Osasuna to take a one-point lead at the summit.

Marc Bernal kicked things off with a quickfire opener at the Nou Camp and De Jong netted for the first time since January 2025.

Fermín López then came off the bench to add some stardust, crashing an unstoppable late effort into the top corner from nearly 25 yards.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 4 - 1 Villarreal : Lamine Yamal gets first hat trick in comfortable Barcelona win

Lamine Yamal scored his first career hat trick as Barcelona celebrated Hansi Flick's 100th game in charge with a 4-1 LaLiga victory over Villarreal.

Yamal took his league tally for the season to 13 with a brilliant treble and Robert Lewandowski rounded off matters with a simple stoppage-time tap-in.

Papa Gueye had given third-placed Villarreal hope just after half-time, reducing the deficit to 2-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou.

But Barcelona comfortably extended their 100% home league record to move four points clear of Real Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Atlético Madrid : Atlético Madrid fend off Barcelona rally to reach Copa final

(2nd Leg, Atlético advance 4-3 on agg)

Atlético Madrid edged into the Copa del Rey final despite being beaten 3-0 by Barcelona in their semifinal second-leg clash at Camp Nou.

Barça entered the game facing an uphill struggle with Atlético holding a four-goal advantage from their first-leg meeting in February and after a positive opening to the game, Marc Bernal put the hosts ahead.

Raphinha struck from the penalty spot to give Barca a 2-0 lead at the break and Bernal bagged his brace with 18 minutes to play, but Atlético saw out a nervy finale to clinch a 4-3 win on aggregate.

Atlético will now face either Real Sociedad or Athletic Bilbao in the competition's showpiece on April 18.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)