Barcelona forward Ferran Torres made the most of his starting opportunity against his former club Valencia, playing a key role in the team’s dominant 7-1 victory.The Spanish international scored

Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory.

Former Valencia academy graduate Ferran Torres doubled their lead on the night just five minutes later as Barça smelled blood in the water, further adding to the scoreline in the 14th and 24th minutes via strikes from Brazilian star Raphinha and Fermín López.

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Fermin Lopez scored twice and provided two assists as Barcelona thrashed Valencia to end their four-game winless La Liga run. Frenkie de Jong fired low into the bottom corner after two minutes before the hosts increased their lead through a Ferran Torres strike.

Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory. Fermin Lopez struck twice for the Catalans in the first half, along with goals from Frenkie de Jong,

Athletic Bilbao lost ground on the top two, slipping to fourth place after being held to a goalless draw at Leganes.

Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory. Hansi Flick's side trail La Liga leaders Real Madrid by seven points and second-placed Atletico Madrid by three.