Barcelona start afresh along with five-goal rout of Ferencvaros
Barcelona exorcised some of their Champions League devils by thrashing Hungarian minnows Ferencvaros 5-1 on Tuesday, inside their first European game since previous season's humiliation simply by Bayern Munich.
Lionel Messi won and then scored a penalty before the 17-year-old Ansu Fati contributed to be able to two brilliant objectives, volleying in one with regard to himself and then environment up another regarding Philippe Coutinho.
Barca's defensive frailties had been never far aside at Camp Nou and Gerard Rivalidad was sent away ahead of the hour regarding preventing Tokmac Nguen from finishing within the penalty location.
Ihor Kharatin changed the spot-kick yet late goals coming from Pedri and Ousamane Dembele ended any hopes of any comeback and gave Barcelona some much-needed momentum ahead of Saturday's Clasico in Los angeles Liga against Real Madrid.
A huge win also places Barcelona top of Group G yet Pique's red card means he may miss next week's game away in Juventus, who previously beaten Dinamo Kiev.
That game in Turin is a better test of Barca's capabilities under new coach Ronald Koeman but no less than his players were smiling again, 67 days and nights on from their 8-2 embarrassment in Lisboa.
Fati was your superstar, his goal making him the very first gamer under the regarding 18 to have got scored twice inside the Champions Group.
But it was obviously a good night regarding Barcelona's youngsters total, as Francisco Trincao, preferred to Antoine Griezmann down typically the right, impressed, just before another 17-year-old Pedri came on to be able to score his first goal for that golf club.
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Ferencvaros, beneath coach Sergiy Rebrov, came through several qualifying rounds to become the first Hungarian side to make the group stage in 11 many years.
They created many good openings, beginning early as Nguen found the leading corner only to be ruled offside and Isael rattled the crossbar from eight yards.
Nevertheless Barca were intimidating as well and when a weaving Messi was finally brought down at the third attempt, this individual was able finish from the spot and make that 16 seasons in a row credit scoring in the Winners League.
Fati, setup by the busy Trincao down the right, was denied by a great help save and Messi strike the crossbar through a one-on-one, even though flag was up.
Eldar Civic could have equalised for Ferencvaros and they were punished as Fati set back to Frenkie de Jong prior to scampering in at the rear of and volleying inside the Dutchman's looped pass over the most notable.
Fati helped make it three shortly following half-time as Messi found him about the edge associated with the box. Fati back-peddled to help to make space and flicked the ball right behind his standing lower leg out to Coutinho, that shot inside the post.
Pique protested but could have few complaints if he drawn down Nguen, who would surely possess scored after racing clear.
Kharatin transformed the penalty plus there might possess been a nervy finish if Nguen's shot had not been well-blocked by the moving Clement Lenglet.
As an alternative, Pedri, on as an alternative, tucked in his / her first and Barca's fourth, with Dembele rendering it five together with a minute or so left.
