The Bats are hurting. Barcelona repeats the stunning start of the match against Valencia from 17 years ago

Barcelona hosts Valencia in the 21st round of the Spanish La Liga. The match started perfectly for the home team and simply devastating for the visitors.

In the 3rd minute, Frenkie de Jong gave the Bats a blow. Five minutes later, Ferran Torres doubled the Blaugranas' advantage. And Raphinha made it a rout in the 14th minute.

Interestingly, the match completely mirrored the start of the encounter between Barcelona and Valencia in 2008. Back then, Lionel Messi scored in the 6th minute, Xavi in the 8th, and Thierry Henry in the 14th. The match ended 6-0 in favor of the Blaugranas.

By the way, the Catalan club recently announced the signing of a new contract with defender Ronald Araujo.