BARCELONA Produced A Stunning Attacking Display As They Crushed Olympiacos, With Fermin Lopez Scoring A Hat-Trick And Marcus Rashford Netting Twice To Seal A Dominant Champions League Win.
Lopez Opened The Scoring Early, Reacting Quickest After Goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis Failed To Hold Lamine Yamal’s Shot. He Doubled The Lead With A Fine Left-Footed Finish Before Olympiacos Briefly Threatened When Ayoub El Kaabi Converted A Penalty. However, The Visitors’ Momentum Ended When Santiago Hezze Was Sent Off Minutes Later.
Teenager Lamine Yamal, Making History As The Youngest Player To Reach 25 Champions League Appearances, Calmly Scored From The Spot After Rashford Was Fouled. Rashford Then Struck Twice, Either Side Of Lopez’s Third, To Complete The Rout — Making Lopez The First Spaniard To Score A Champions League Hat-Trick For Barcelona.
Coach Hansi Flick Praised Rashford’s Performance, Saying, “It’s Not Easy Playing As A Number Nine, But He Gave 100% And Got His Goals.” The Victory Was Barcelona’s Biggest In Europe Since Their Famous 6-1 Comeback Against PSG In 2017.
Seventeen-Year-Old Dro Fernandez Also Impressed On His European Debut, Providing An Assist For Lopez’s Second Goal. The La Masia Graduate Was One Of Seven Academy Players In The Starting Lineup, Showcasing Both Barcelona’s Youth Depth And Their Injury Challenges Ahead Of Sunday’s El Clásico Against Real Madrid.
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