Barcelona shines with Gordon, Raphinha and a historic Lamine Yamal

There are players who land on the right foot at the Camp Nou. This is the case of Anthony Gordon. And he was a footballer who arrived under suspicion after the sports management disbursed 70 million, plus 10 in variables, for a footballer who had a star status. Against Athletic, at Barcelona's home opener, the fans chanted his name. A scene that was repeated in the win against Rayo Vallecano. The Englishman forced the third goal – an own goal by Lejeune – and assisted Raphinha in the fourth. "Gordon has a lot of speed, today he gave two goal assists. We have a lot of speed in this position with Adeyemi and Lamine," highlighted Hansi Flick.

From the ovation for Gordon, the Barcelona fans began to surrender to Raphinha. With Gabriel Jesus watching in the stands, number 11 scored his fifth goal of the season against Rayo. "For me, Gabriel Jesus is a top striker. I am very happy that he is here. He can give us many things. We do not expect more signings," said Flick. And he looked at Raphinha: "Of course I expected this performance from Raphinha, he is an incredible player. Being captain is very positive for him and what the team needs. The important thing is how we play as a team, but we have to improve in some situations." Along the same lines, Marc Bernal explained: "Raphinha is a reference because he helps us all a lot. Especially the young people. He is close and that is what we want, a captain like that."

Joy for Raphinha, also for Lamine Yamal. He found no better formula to erase bitterness than to enter history. At 19 years and 49 days old, Barcelona's number 10 became the youngest player to score 50 official goals in Spanish club football. He leaves behind Raúl González, who reached fifty with Real Madrid at 19 years and 249 days, and Fernando Torres, who achieved it with Atlético at 20 years and 221 days. It also surpasses a record that has lain dormant since 1935: that of Josep Escolà, who scored his 50th goal for Barça at the age of 20 years and 356 days. Not even Messi, who reached that figure at 21 years and 120 days against Basel, was so precocious. Lamine, again, rewrites the books ahead of time.

"Lamine always wants to improve, I'm very happy with him. Today the way he played football is incredible," said Flick. And Bernal concluded: "Lamine has not been able to score in recent games, but he has shown his quality throughout his career. Today he scored and we are happy for him."