Raphinha hat-trick fires Barcelona past Racing in 7-2 rout

Raphinha's treble and a Cancelo-inspired blitz kept Barcelona perfect and three points clear.

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Racing Santander

What happened. Barcelona thrashed Racing Santander 7-2 at Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick including two penalties. The win made Hansi Flick the first Barcelona manager to win the club's opening seven competitive matches of a season and moved them three points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga.

• João Cancelo opened the scoring and forced an own goal off Asier Villalibre.
• Wojciech Szczesny replaced Joan García at half-time after García appeared to hurt himself.
• Barcelona have now scored 33 goals across their opening seven competitive fixtures.

Barcelona sit three points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after maintaining their perfect start.

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