Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: Highlights, stats, man of the match as Barcelona blow the Villans away

Barcelona secured a commanding 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the seventh minute after intercepting a misplaced pass from Joao Gomes inside the penalty area. Raphinha then added two second-half goals, finding the net with a deflected effort in the 53rd minute before tapping in a cross from Joao Cancelo shortly after the hour mark.

The result moves Barcelona up to second place in the Champions League standings, handing Unai Emery's Aston Villa side their first defeat of the league phase. Named Man of the Match, Raphinha took his tally to 22 goal contributions across all competitions this season. Next, Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid in La Liga, while Aston Villa travel to play Manchester United in the Premier League.