J. Cancelo opened the scoring on 8 minutes, with Lamine Yamal providing the assist. Raphinha put Barcelona two ahead on 25 minutes. M. Gueye pulled one back for Racing Santander on 30 minutes, set up by A. Villalibre. Villalibre turned into his own net on 36 minutes, and the goal went to Barcelona. Raphinha extended Barcelona's lead on 42 minutes, with D. Olmo providing the assist. Y. Zabiri reduced the arrears for Racing Santander on 65 minutes. Raphinha added a fifth on 67 minutes. Gabriel Jesus extended Barcelona's lead on 79 minutes, after Yamal supplied the pass. Yamal made it seventh for Barcelona on 89 minutes, with K. Adeyemi providing the assist.
Barcelona had 30 shots to the visitors' 5, 86% of the 35 attempts in the match. Barcelona had 15 off target and 6 blocked, the visitors 2 off target and 1 blocked. The home side had 23 attempts from inside the box, to Racing Santander's 5. That left 7 from outside the area for Barcelona, and 0 for Racing Santander.
The home side put 9 on target to Racing Santander's 3, an on-target rate of 30% against 60%. Barcelona scored with seven of their nine on target. Racing Santander scored with two of their three on target.
There were five bookings.
Barcelona led 4-1 at half time. The second half produced four goals.
Barcelona are first on 18 points from six matches. Their record reads 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with a goal difference of +22. Racing Santander are tenth on seven points from six matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with a goal difference of -5.
The match was played on matchday 6. José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander
- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Date: 16 September 2026
- Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero, Spain
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Barcelona | Racing Santander |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 30 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 15 | 2 |
| Shots blocked | 6 | 1 |
| Shots inside the box | 23 | 5 |
| Shots outside the box | 7 | 0 |
| Corner Kicks | 18 | 0 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 135 | 45 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 85 | 9 |
| On Target | 10 | 3 |
| Off Target | 21 | 2 |
| Fouls | 10 | 13 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Passes Total | 645 | 287 |
| Passes Accurate | 588 | 226 |
