FC Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How FC Barcelona won it

The opening goal came in the 8th minute: João Cancelo for FC Barcelona, set up by Lamine Yamal. Raphinha from the penalty spot made it 2-0 to FC Barcelona in the 25th minute. Maguette Gueye made it 2-1 to Racing Santander in the 30th minute, set up by Asier Villalibre. An own goal by Asier Villalibre made it 3-1 to FC Barcelona in the 36th minute. Raphinha made it 4-1 to FC Barcelona in the 42nd minute, set up by Dani Olmo. Yassir Zabiri made it 4-2 to Racing Santander in the 65th minute. Raphinha from the penalty spot made it 5-2 to FC Barcelona in the 67th minute. Gabriel Jesus made it 6-2 to FC Barcelona in the 79th minute, set up by Lamine Yamal. Lamine Yamal made it 7-2 to FC Barcelona in the 89th minute, set up by Karim Adeyemi.

It was 4-1 at half-time.

Raphinha scored a hat-trick.

The referee, J. Munuera Montero, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to FC Barcelona and 2 to Racing Santander. Lamine Yamal missed a penalty for FC Barcelona in the 45 minute.

FC Barcelona: H. Flick, 4-3-3 · Racing Santander: J. López Menéndez, 4-1-3-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.75 for FC Barcelona and 6.67 for Racing Santander.

FC Barcelona scored about 5.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Racing Santander left about 4.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Racing Santander created the better chances, 6.67 xG to 1.75, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

FC Barcelona had 9 shots on target, Racing Santander 3.

FC Barcelona had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

FC Barcelona came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 4.4 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 3.68 expected goals for and 0.99 against, and had won 100% of their matches.

Racing Santander came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 3.0 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 2.20 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Raphinha (FC Barcelona), rated 9.3 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.

FC Barcelona

• Raphinha 9.3 3 goals
• Lamine Yamal 9.1 1 goal, 2 assists
• Karim Adeyemi 8.2 1 assist
• Dani Olmo 8.1 1 assist
• Rodri 7.5

Racing Santander

• Yassir Zabiri 7.4 1 goal
• Asier Villalibre 6.9 1 assist
• Maguette Gueye 6.7 1 goal
• Iñigo Vicente 6.6
• Íñigo Sainz-Maza 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Pedro Felipe at 5.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona vs Getafe Saturday 10 October 2026 · La Liga
• Racing Santander: Racing Santander vs Valencia Sunday 11 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander

What was the score in FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander?

FC Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander (half-time 4-1), La Liga, Wednesday 16 September 2026.

Who scored in FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander?

João Cancelo 8', Raphinha 25', Maguette Gueye 30', Raphinha 42', Yassir Zabiri 65', Raphinha 67', Gabriel Jesus 79', Lamine Yamal 89'.

Did Moneyball predict FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander?

Raphinha, rated 9.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed FC Barcelona vs Racing Santander?

J. Munuera Montero.