Everything went according to plan! Barcelona crushed Red Star without a hitch 5-2 and continued punishing teams all around Europe. Jules Kounde played the pivotal role as he noted the hat-trick of assists, all in the second half. Robert Lewandowski netted a brace for his 98th and 99th Champions League goals, while Inigo Martinez, Raphinha, and Fermin Lopez added a goal each. The African duo Silas from DR Congo and Felicio Milson from Angola were the scorers for the home team.53’—🎁55’—🎁76’—🎁A second-half hat trick of assists for Jules Koundé ✨ pic.twitter.com/KzNCPWn4dv— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 6, 2024 Barcelona’s defensive line stood pretty high from the start, which has become rather usual for Hansi Flick’s team. After all, Real Madrid felt the full power of Barca’s offside traps in the recent El Classico. Just like Los Blancos back then, Red Star netted first, over Timi Max Elsnik after a fastbreak, but his goal was immediately disallowed due to obvious offside.Terryfing numbers of young YamalThere was no mistake in the 13th minute when Barcelona broke the deadlock! Raphinha sent in a perfect cross from a free-kick, and Inigo Martinez scored with a header, netting his second Champions League goal as he had previously written his name on the scoresheet against Young Boys.##NAJAVA_MECA_8477395##Raphinha could’ve doubled the lead 12 minutes later, but he opted to finish the action with a first-touch effort, and the ball ultimately finished in the stands. Yet, in the 27th minute, Flick was punished for the decision to include Gerard Martin, who has not played much, in the XI and leave Alejandro Balde on the bench, as the 22-year-old defender failed to properly hold the line and set an offside trap, allowing Red Star’s Silas Katompa Mvumpa to net the equalizer – 1-1!Still, after a 15-minute period of both teams’ quite balanced display, Blaugrana took the lead once more, three minutes before the break through Robert Lewandowski, who reacted instinctively after Raphinha’s shot and a rebound off the post – 2-1!The Pole had a massive chance minutes after the break but unbelievably missed the entire goal from a five-meter distance. But when you give Lewa two chances in a few minutes, you cannot expect him to miss both! Jules Kounde found the 36-year-old in front of a net and he took no prisoners as Barca were two goals up from the 53rd minute.The French defender was a man of the moment two minutes later, too, as he assisted again, this time to Raphinha for Barca’s fourth goal – 4-1! In the 76th minute, it was 5-1 as the sub Fermin Lopez used another Kounde’s terrific assist, his third of the game?! The last notable moment of the match happened in the 84th minute, when Red Star’s sub Felicio Milson scored a beauty and set the final result – 5-2.This victory moved Barca to the top eight – sixth place, precisely – and increased their six-game winning streak. Conversely, Red Star remained one of five teams without a single point in the Champions League.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – ROUND 4TuesdayPSV – Girona 4-0 (2-0)/Flamingo 16, Tillman 33, Bakayoko 83, Krejci 88 og/Slovan B. – Dinamo Zagreb 1-4 (1-2)/Strelec 5 – Spikic 10, Sucic 30, Kulenovic 54,72/Bologna – Monaco 0-1 (0-0)/Keher 86/Celtic – RB Leipzig 3-1 (2-1)/Kuhn 35, 45+1, Hatate 72 – Baumgartner 23/Dortmund – Sturm 1-0 (0-0)/Malen 85/Lille – Juventus 1-1 (1-0)/David 27 – Vlahovic 60 pen/Liverpool – Leverkusen 4-0 (0-0)/Diaz 61,63, 81, Gakpo 63/Real Madrid – Milan 1-3 (1-2)/Vinicius Jr 23 pen – Thiaw 12, Morata 39, Reijnders 73/Sporting – Manchester City 4-1 (1-1)/Gyokeres 38, 49 pen, 80 pen, Araujo 46 – Foden 4/WednesdayClub Brugge – Aston Villa 1-0 (0-0)/Vanaken 52 pen/Shakhtar – Young Boys 2-1 (2-1)/Zubkov 31, Sudakov 41 – Imeri 27/Bayern – Benfica 1-0 (0-0)/Musiala 67/Crvena Zvezda – Barcelona 2-5 (1-2)/Silas 27, Milson 84 – Martinez 13, Lewandowski 43, 53, Raphinha 55, Lopez 76/Feyenoord – Salzburg 1-3 (0-1)/Hadj Moussa 81 – Konate 45+2, 58, Guindo 86/Inter – Arsenal 1-0 (1-0)/Calhanoglu 45+3 pen/PSG – Atl.Madrid 1-2 (1-1)/Zaire-Emery 14 – Molina 18, Correa 90+3/Sparta Praha – Brest 1-2 (0-1)/Olatunji 90+2 – Fernandes 37, Kairinen 80 og/Stuttgart – Atalanta 0-2 (0-0)/Lookman 51, Zaniolo 88/
