Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0, Raphinha scores twice

In Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona beat English side Aston Villa 3-0 at the Spotify Camp Nou. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha brought the Catalan side its victory.

Barcelona started the match quickly and took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute through Lamine Yamal's goal. For the rest of the first half, the home side kept control of the game and went into the break in the stronger position.

Barcelona also started the second half well. In the 52nd minute, Raphinha scored from an assist by Fermin Lopez, doubling the lead. The Brazilian star then turned Joao Cancelo's pass into a goal in the 64th minute, scoring his second and his team's third. No further goals came in the remaining minutes, and Barcelona left the pitch with a 3-0 win.

With this result, Barcelona rose to 9 points and moved into second place after Matchday 4. Aston Villa, who had won their first three Champions League matches, suffered their first defeat of the competition and dropped to third place with 9 points.

Barcelona will host Azerbaijani side Sabah on 25 November in Matchday 5 of the Champions League. Aston Villa will face our representative Galatasaray in Istanbul on 24 November. Barcelona's next league match is an away trip to Atletico Madrid on 8 November.