Barcelona produced a sensational performance at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, thrashing Olympiacos 6-1 in their UEFA Champions League league phase encounter. As expected by Softfootball in the pregame match analysis, the victory kept Barca's perfect home record against Greek teams intact, now eight wins in eight, with 20-year-old Fermin Lopez stealing the show by netting his first career hat-trick, just after promising fans that they will see the best of Barcelona.
The game sparked to life in the 7th minute when Lamine Yamal dazzled down the right flank, weaving through defenders before his shot fell kindly for Fermin, who calmly tucked the ball past Konstantinos Tzolakis. Olympiacos didn't fold immediately Daniel Podence forced an early save from Wojciech Szczesny, while Dani Garcia's deflected strike clipped the crossbar. Still, Barca doubled their advantage before the break as debutant Dro Fernandez picked out Fermin with a clever pass, and the young Spaniard made no mistake with his finish.
The Greek side pulled one back in the 53rd minute when Ayoub El Kaabi scored from the penalty spot after Eric Garcia handled the ball. However, any hopes of a comeback quickly vanished when Santiago Hezze received a soft second yellow card moments later, leaving Olympiacos a man down.