Barça kicked off their Champions League campaign on September 9 with five goals and a downpour that seemed to have bought a ticket. In the 3rd minute, Raphinha opened the scoring after cutting past two defenders—who ended up sliding across the pitch as if they’d spotted a skating sale—and in the 22nd, Adeyemi made it 2-0 with a powerful shot from outside the box. Before half-time, Joan Garcia denied Hadj Moussa a goal and João Cancelo hit the post with a shot: Feyenoord had their moment too, but the ball preferred not to spoil the Barça script. (fcbarcelona.cat)

After the break, Pedri produced the kind of pass that deserves to be framed, and Raphinha turned it into the 3-0 (57’). Lamine Yamal made it four with a direct free kick in the 77th minute, and Sem Steijn scored the visitors’ consolation goal in the 82nd. Shortly afterwards, substitute Gabriel Jesus opened his Barça scoring account with a header from Lamine’s cross: 5-1 and job done. Feyenoord also had a goal ruled out for offside, because VAR didn’t want the party to end with any extra scares. Raphinha, Adeyemi, Yamal and Gabriel Jesus supplied the goals; the rain provided the special effects. (fcbarcelona.cat)

Sources:

• FC Barcelona, official match report: FC Barcelona – Feyenoord: Dancing in the rain (5-1)
• UEFA, matchday roundup: Wednesday’s Champions League matchday 1: roundup and videos