Valencia 0-5 Barcelona Player Ratings: Fermín López Steals the Show as Barcelona Blow Valencia Away to Go Three Points Clear at the Top of the La Liga Table

Barcelona continued their dominance in the La Liga 2026/27 season as they thrashed Valencia on matchday 3 to make their grip stronger at the top of the table. A 1-0 loss to Real Betis for their arch-rivals Real Madrid meant Barcelona had the chance to go three points clear, and they didn't quash their chances at all.

It took FC Barcelona just six minutes to open the scoring, as Fermín López dinked a lovely ball over Valencia's defense, spotting Lamine Yamal's run on the right side, and the winger used the outside of his boot to put it over and beyond Stole Dimitrievski's reach quite cleverly to finish at the far post.

Fermín López put his name on the scoresheet too in the 24th minute, as the Spaniard hit one from the edge of the right-hand side of the box, which Dimitrievski had no answer to. Skipper Raphinha was next in line to score, as Yamal broke fast in a counter before releasing it to Fermín López, who passed it to the Brazilian at the far post to tap home from close range in the 50th minute.

Pedri also bagged a goal in the 79th minute after a neat one-two with substitute Dani Olmo to make it four on the day for the Blaugranas. They were not done yet, as Yamal bagged his second goal of the day just five minutes later, topping off a beautiful performance.

Valencia CF had no answer to the questions Barcelona asked throughout the ninety minutes, as they sit at the bottom of the league standings in the hunt for their first win of the new season.

Here are the Valencia vs Barcelona Player Ratings.

Key Takeaways

• Aliou Dieng won the most duels in this game (6).
• Lamine Yamal recorded the most key passes in this match (5).
• Pepelu had the most successful interceptions (3).

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Man of the Match

Fermín López was adjudged Sportsdunia's player of the match in this La Liga fixture.

Worst Performer

Arnau Martínez was the worst of the lot from Valencia vs Barcelona.