Barcelona defeats Aston Villa 3-0 in Champions League

Barcelona secured a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa in the fourth round of the Champions League league phase at Camp Nou. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the seventh minute following a significant passing error by Aston Villa midfielder João Gomes.

In the second half, Raphinha scored twice, with his first goal in the 52nd minute and his second in the 64th minute after an assist from João Cancelo. The win moves Barcelona into second place in the league phase standings with nine points, trailing only PSG.

Aston Villa, which had entered the match with a three-game winning streak, suffered its first defeat of the competition. Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki started for Aston Villa but conceded three goals during the match.