A hat-trick from Raphinha powered Hansi Flicks rampant Barcelona to an emphatic 7-2 victory over Racing Santander as they moved three points clear at the top of La Liga. Barca made light work of some awful weather to secure a sixth consecutive league victory, restoring a cushion over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the summit.The hosts surged ahead after just eight minutes with Joao Cancelos thunderous long-range strike off the underside of the crossbar.The on-fire Raphinha doubled the advantage from the spot on 25 minutes after Pedro Felipes foul inside the box. Though Maguette Gueye offered Racing a brief lifeline with a composed dink over Joan Garcia, Flicks side quickly slammed the door shut.Cancelo thought he had added his second from distance shortly after, before it was credited as an own goal, with Dani Olmo then picking out Raphinha to lash home a clinical fourth before the break.Santander keeper Julen Agirrezabala managed to parry away Lamine Yamals penalty in first-half stoppage time, but Racing remained overwhelmed by Barcas unrelenting pressure.Barca introduced Wojciech Szczesny at the interval for the injured Garcia, and the Polish goalkeeper suffered an immediate lapse, dispossessed inside his own area by Yassir Zabiri to make it 4-2.The resistance proved fleeting, however. Karim Adeyemi earned Barcas third penalty of the night on 67 minutes, allowing Raphinha to dispatch his treble into the bottom corner before the hosts added a sixth to rubber-stamp the rout through Gabriel Jesus.And there was still time for Lamal to make up for his penalty miss as he grabbed the seventh.With 28 goals now scored across their opening six fixtures, Flicks formidable outfit march into Saturdays trip to Sevilla with complete authority. Topics FC Barcelona LaLiga Raphinha Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Barcelona v Racing Santander LIVE: Champions look to restore three-point lead over Real Madrid Jon Fisher 16th September, 2026 Barcelona v Racing Santander: Teams confirmed as Gordon misses out Tom Rostance 16th September, 2026 EXCLUSIVE: JJ Gabriel to join Real Madrid on his 16th birthday in huge blow to Manchester United Jon Fisher 16th September, 2026 Elche 2-3 Real Madrid: Espi rescues Mourinhos men with 91st-minute winner Nicholas McGee 15th September, 2026 Elche v Real Madrid LIVE: Mourinhos men look to move level with La Liga leaders Barcelona Jon Fisher 15th September, 2026 Elche vs Real Madrid: Confirmed teams, full line ups in La Liga Ben Miller 15th September, 2026
