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Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: Raphinha brace ends visitors’ perfect Champions League start

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Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at Camp Nou, returning to winning ways in the Champions League. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring early, before Raphinha scored twice after halftime. The win ended Villa's six-match winning streak in the competition.

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Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at Camp Nou, returning to winning ways in the Champions League. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring early, before Raphinha scored twice after halftime. The win ended Villa's six-match winning streak in the competition.

Barcelona took the lead after seven minutes when Joao Gomes misplaced a pass that was intercepted by Yamal, who scored with a left-footed effort. Villa responded with blocked efforts from Matty Cash and Gomes, and a wide shot from Johan Manzambi. The visitors continued to threaten, with Manzambi testing Joan Garcia before halftime.

Raphinha doubled Barcelona's lead seven minutes after halftime, with his effort deflecting off Victor Lindelof. He completed his brace after an attack involving Joao Cancelo, who delivered a cross that Raphinha converted. The win was Barcelona's first clean sheet in 19 Champions League matches.

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Barcelona returned to winning ways in the Champions League with a convincing 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring early in the first half before Raphinha struck twice after the interval to condemn Unai Emery’s side to their first defeat of this season’s competition. The result provided the perfect response for Barcelona following their defeat in their previous European outing, while ending Villa’s six-match winning streak in Champions League league-phase fixtures. Hansi Flick’s side made an excellent start and took the lead after just seven minutes following a mistake from the visitors. Joao Gomes misplaced a pass that was intercepted by Yamal, who moved beyond Pau Torres before curling a left-footed effort into the far corner.

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