One of the tournament favorites, Barcelona, convincingly defeated the Rotterdam club Feyenoord from the Netherlands at home 5:1 (2:0).
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The scoring was opened already in the 3rd minute by Raphinha after a wonderful deceptive move.
In the 22nd minute, the difference was doubled by Barcelona’s newcomer Karim Adeyemi, and in the 57th minute, Raphinha, who has scored 8 times in five matches this season, added another goal.
The fourth goal was scored in the 77th minute with a great free kick by 19-year-old Lamine Yamal, who took over the captain’s armband from the substituted Raphinha near the end of the match.
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A consolation goal for the Dutch was scored in the 82nd minute by Sem Steijn, who came on as a substitute, but just three minutes later, Gabriel Jesus, who recently joined the Catalan ranks and also came on as a substitute, scored his first goal wearing the Barcelona jersey.
Meanwhile, the Stuttgart club won at home 3:1 (3:1) against the Norwegian champion Stavanger Viking.
All goals were scored in the first half: Stuttgart’s forward Ermedin Demirović scored three goals in the 20th, 26th, and 32nd minutes, while Zlatko Tripić briefly equalized in the 22nd minute.
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