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The Blaugrana team thrashed Red Star without hesitation, once again showing their candidacy in this Champions League.
Lewandowski, with a double, Iñigo Martínez, Raphina and Fermín gave names to a rout that breaks the bad streak away from home.
The Blaugrana superiority had other protagonists, such as Koundé, author of an assist.
Football is a state of mind. And Barça has plenty of authority, conviction and goals. When this edition of the Champions League demanded a third consecutive victory to lift them to the top of the table and European history demanded a blow of authority and prestige away from home, Hansi Flick's team declared their new mandate against Red Star with an incontestable rout. The hell of Belgrade was completely extinguished. And Maksimovic, who had challenged Lamine, was not even heard of.
The ball always proves right. And Barça had it against a team with a mediocre approach, waiting only for a short circuit. Without the ball, Red Star was always exposed. And they conceded four goals that could have been more. Lewandowski, with a double from a true goal-hunter, and Raphinha, with a telephoto lens in hand, certified their state of scoring grace and Koundé, their candidate for assistant of the year. Three in half an hour. Flick's goal of finishing in the top eight is a reality, with a bag of goals.
Flick continued with his usual line-up, although he made three changes, two expected, such as the recovery of Koundé and the return of De Jong, and another unexpected one, such as Gerard Martín replacing Balde. The Dutchman's entry brought Pedri forward and benched Olmo, the goal scorer in the derby. Lamine Yamal was not missing, booed loudly when his name was heard over the stadium's loudspeakers in contrast to the ovation for Maksimovic, the local gem also aged 17.
The story of the match was already written. Barça had added their third victory, broken the spell away from home and wasted the minutes to hand the second half of the derby back to Flick. There was no mood to even protest against plays that irritate the players. An offside that prevented the law of advantage for the Blaugrana. Fermín's goal rewarded a player who scores a lot and who catches whatever comes his way.
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