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Raphinha, Lamal fire Barcelona to 3-0 Champions League win over Aston Villa
Barca took early lead through Lamine Yamal before Raphinha continued fine goal-scoring form with a second-half brace.
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Raphinha struck twice to propel Barcelona to a 3-0 Champions League win over visitors Aston Villa, ending the English side’s perfect start to the competition.
Five-time winners Barcelona took an early lead on Tuesday through Lamine Yamal before Raphinha continued his fine goalscoring form with a second-half brace.
Barca bounced back after defeat to champions Paris Saint-Germain in their previous European outing to stay in the hunt for a top eight league phase berth.
Emery, who endured one of the worst nights of his career away at Barca when helming PSG in 2017 during a 6-1 defeat, may have feared the worst.