Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Racing Santander 7-2 in La Liga on Wednesday, a result that made Hansi Flick the first Barça manager to win his opening seven competitive matches of a season. The Catalan side have now scored 33 goals across those seven games and move three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table, underlining the strength of their attacking start under Flick.

João Cancelo opened the scoring with a long-range strike before Raphinha added two penalties and a further goal from open play, while Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also found the net at a stormy Camp Nou. Santander replied through Maguette Gueye and Yassir Zabiri, the latter capitalising on an error by substitute goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who replaced an injured Joan García at half-time. Elsewhere, Atlético Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 to climb into third place, five points behind Barcelona, ahead of Saturday's derby against Real Madrid.