Barcelona beat Valencia: Aubameyang first Barca hattrick

Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hattrick – Barcelona’s unbeaten run continues with a 4-1 win over Valencia. Aubameyang scored his first LaLiga goals in the first half, firing in a brace either side of Frenkie de Jong’s tap-in to put Barca 3-0 up at the break. Valencia had two goals disallowed – one for offside and the other for the ball going out in the build-up – in the first half as well. Soler pulled one back with a diving header, but Pedri’s brilliant swerving strike wrapped it up for the visitors. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news and updates.

Barcelona beat Valencia: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring his first hattrick for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

That win takes Barcelona back above Atletico Madrid and into fourth place in LaLiga. They’re now unbeaten in five going into their second-leg Europa League tie against Napoli on Thursday. Valencia’s search for a league win in 2022 goes on. They stay in 12th and travel to Real Mallorca next time out.

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Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4:: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores a brace

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got off the mark for Barcelona with a brace as they blew away Valencia at the Mestalla on Sunday. The January arrival helped his team put in an impressive and stylish performance as they jumped back above Atlético de Madrid and Villarreal to move into LaLiga’s top four.

He got his first after 23 minutes, latching on to a sublime diagonal pass from Jordi Alba before taking one touch to set himself in the box and lashing the ball past Giorgi Mamardashvili and into the roof of the net.

Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4:: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring his first hattrick for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

Valencia 1-4 Barcelona: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring his first hattrick for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

Alba was involved again for the second, producing a chipped pass over the top of the host’s defence for Ousmane Dembélé to get on to the end of, and the Frenchman laid the ball on a plate for Frenkie de Jong to tap home.

Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4: Barcelona beat Valencia

Aubameyang completed his brace seven minutes before the break, taking advantage of another stylish team move to prod home from four yards out after being found by Gavi.

Valencia 1-4 Barcelona: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring a brace for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

José Bordalás’ side thought they had one back just before half-time courtesy of a Carlos Soler volley but a VAR review led to the goal being ruled out after the ball had gone out of play in the build-up to the goal.

They did manage to get one back seven minutes into the second half and it was Soler again, this time his powerful header from 10 yards out stood as Valencia found a way back into the game.

Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring his first hattrick for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

But their hopes were finally dashed midway through the second half when substitute Pedri’s strike from the edge of the area deflected off Omar Aldrete on the way in. It’s three wins in the last four for Barça while Los Ches remain in 12th.

Barcelona beat Valencia by 1-4:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets off the mark after scoring his first hattrick for Barcelona as they beat Valencia in stunning fashion

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