Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona

Barcelona made an early statement at Mestalla, brushing aside Valencia 5-0 to stay perfect through four league games. The visitors were ahead inside six minutes and never let up, with Fermín López even rattling the post before the break as Barça's dominance became total by halftime. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 6th minute and added a second in the 84th, sandwiching goals from Fermín López (22'), Raphinha (50') and Pedri (79'). Valencia's night worsened further when a handball shout against Arnaut Danjuma inside the box went unpunished. Eric García was forced off injured early on for Jules Koundé, while Valencia threw on three substitutes at the hour mark trying to stem the bleeding. No red cards were shown, though Arnau Martínez and three Barça players picked up bookings. The result keeps Barcelona flying at 4-0 for the season, with Hansi Flick even able to hand a debut to Gabriel Jesus late on, and puts them in position to sit atop the table after Real Madrid dropped points. For Valencia, it's a grim continuation of a poor start under Carlos Corberán, leaving them bottom of the standings with just one point from four matches and serious defensive questions to answer.