Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 in Champions League at Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring twice

Summary

Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 in a Champions League match at the Camp Nou on November 3, 2026. Lamine Yamal gave Barcelona an early lead, and Raphinha scored a second-half brace to seal the win. Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said his side still had more to do to reach that level, and that they had chances but needed to be more ruthless in the final third. He said the three-goal margin was perhaps more than Villa deserved.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   3 Nov 2026, 22:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the Champions League at the Camp Nou, with Raphinha underlining their class, and that Emery said Villa must be more ruthless in the final third and that three-nil was perhaps more than they deserved.

2. Al Jazeera

   3 Nov 2026, 22:19 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Barcelona took an early lead through Lamine Yamal before Raphinha scored a second-half brace in a 3-0 Champions League win over Aston Villa.