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La Liga: Barcelona begin title defence with 3-0 win over nine-man Mallorca

Barcelona begin their La Liga title defence with a 3-0 win over nine-man Mallorca in a chaotic contest at Estadi de Son Moix.

Raphinha opened the scoring after just seven minutes, heading in a cross from Lamine Yamal.

Ferran Torres doubled the lead midway through the first half, capitalising on confusion as Mallorca’s players stopped play with Antonio Raillo injured in the box.

Manu Morlanes was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession, and Mallorca were reduced to nine men before half-time when Vedat Muriqi was dismissed following a VAR review for a high boot on Eric Garcia.

Barcelona pressed for a third after the interval, with Dani Olmo and Raphinha both going close, before Yamal sealed the win deep into stoppage time with a curling effort.

Debutant Marcus Rashford had minimal impact after he was introduced in the second half, confirming his La Liga registration earlier reported by gistreel.com.

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UCL: It Was Revenge For Fans – Raphinha Reflects On Barcelona’s 4-1 Win Over Bayern

Raphinha, the Barcelona forward, has said their 4-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night, was “revenge” for fans who were hurt by past results against the German giants.

Raphinha, who was making his 100th appearance for Barca, bagged a hat-trick as the Catalans ended a run of six successive defeats against Bayern in the competition.

The Brazilian winger only featured in two of those fixtures. But according to him, he experienced them all as a supporter.

Raphinha, speaking after the victory, said: “It was revenge for the fans I think.

“For us on the inside, the players, we don’t look at the past.

“We focus on the next game. But I suffered those games as a fan, too.”

Barcelona’s next game is the El Clasico against Real Madrid this Saturday.