Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, defeating Feyenoord 5-1 in their league-phase opener at Camp Nou.
The hosts needed only three minutes to take the lead, with Raphinha producing a fine finish after receiving the ball from Lamine Yamal.
The Brazilian created space inside the box with a clever body feint before calmly finding the net.
Barcelona continued to dominate proceedings and doubled their advantage through Karim Adeyemi, who curled a superb effort from outside the area into the top corner.
Feyenoord occasionally threatened on the counter-attack, forcing Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia into some important saves.
However, Rodri, Pedri and Dani Olmo helped the home side maintain control of the midfield, while Yamal and João Cancelo also went close before the interval.
Barcelona added a third shortly before the hour mark when Pedri supplied Raphinha, who completed his brace with another composed finish.
Feyenoord thought they had pulled one back through Ferri, but the effort was ruled out for a marginal offside decision.
The Catalan giants then extended their lead when Yamal curled a superb free-kick into the net, marking his first European goal of the season.
Feyenoord eventually got on the scoresheet through Sem Steijn, who headed home after the visitors had increased their attacking pressure.
Barcelona restored their four-goal advantage late on, with Gabriel Jesus scoring his first goal for the club by heading in Yamal’s cross to complete a 5-1 victory.
The result maintained Barcelona’s perfect start to the season and underlined their status among the early contenders for Champions League glory under Hansi Flick.
