La Liga - Fermin scored twice as Barcelona beat Valencia 7-1

The 21st round of the 2024/25 La Liga season staged another focus battle. Barcelona, at home, defeated Valencia 7-1 with goals from Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Rafinha, Fermin and Lewandowski.

Three minutes into the game, Yamal shook off the defense and passed the ball from the right to the penalty area. Frenkie de Jong got the ball, turned around and shot it, helping Barcelona to open the scoring with a 1-0 lead. In the fifth minute, Barcelona continued to attack. Balde passed the ball and Rafinha received it and shot at the goal but it was blocked.

In the 8th minute, Balde made a cross from the left, and Ferran Torres stopped the ball and volleyed the ball to score, helping Barcelona continue to lead Valencia 2-0. In the 14th minute, Fermin made a lob pass, Rafinha received it, passed the Valencia goalkeeper and volleyed the ball into the empty goal, helping Barcelona to change the score to 3-0.

In the 24th minute, Pau Cuarci made a long pass, and Fermin followed up and ran into the penalty area and shot, helping Barcelona to further expand its lead to 4-0. In the 27th minute, Kounde made a cross, and Ferran Torres volleyed but missed.

In the 37th minute, Valencia tried to counterattack. Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny knocked down Duro when he attacked. The referee on duty awarded a penalty kick, but after the intervention of VAR, it was stated that Valencia defender Luis Gaya had committed a foul before, so the penalty kick was cancelled.

In the first half stoppage time, Rafinha received a through ball from Yamal and shot hard from the penalty area but hit the post. Fermin immediately stepped forward and scored, making the score 5-0.

In the 47th minute of the second half, Fermin made a lob pass to create an opportunity, and Rafinha took the opportunity to shoot hard, but the ball was blocked by the Valencia goalkeeper. In the 59th minute, Valencia launched a counterattack from the right, Diego Lopez passed the ball across the defense, and Duro seized the opportunity to push the ball into the goal, helping Valencia to pull back 1-5.

In the 66th minute, Fermin took a few steps to pass the ball diagonally, and Lewandowski scored with a low shot, helping Barcelona to change the score to 6 to 1. In the 73rd minute, Ferran Perez received a pass from his teammate and shot from the penalty area, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside.

In the 75th minute, Ferran Torres' shot from the penalty area was blocked by the Valencia goalkeeper. Ferran Torres then took the ball and passed it back, but Valencia defender Tarrega accidentally blocked the ball into his own goal when clearing the ball, allowing Barcelona to lead Valencia 7-1.

In the end, Barcelona beat Valencia 7-1 at home. After returning to the winning track, Barcelona is currently ranked third in the standings with 42 points, 7 points behind the leader Real Madrid.