Barcelona kicked off their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 5-1 win over Czech giants Viktoria Plzen at the Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday night, September 7, 2022.
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The Blaugrana were looking to build on their unbeaten start to the season and continued by registering a win in their opening Group C game in the Champions League.
Xavi's men dominated proceedings from kick-off and soon broke the deadlock in the 13th minute after Jules Kounde headed a corner in the box which was eventually headed in by the Catalan's summer signing Frank Kessie.
Frank Kessie opened the scoring for Barcelona in their win against Viktoria Plzen
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The hosts soon doubled their advantage in the 34th minute as Robert Lewandowski opened his account for the season in the Champions League after tucking home from a Sergi Roberto pass.
Barcelona looked quite comfortable with their two-goal lead. However, the Blaugrana soon conceded as Plzen roared back into the game 10 minutes later after a cross from Vaclav Jemelka found Jan Sykora, who then brilliantly headed past Marc Andre Ter Stegen to make the scores 2-1.
But the hosts soon extended their lead again as Lewandowski grabbed his brace in the stoppage time of first-half to establish Barca's two-goal lead once more.
The hosts continued from where they left off in the first-half by extending their lead even further as Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in brilliant fashion after a pass from second-half substitute Ferran Torres.
Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in Barcelona's win over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League
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Torres himself would get on the scoresheet moments later as the hosts piled more misery on their visitors with the 22-year-old Spanish attacker finding the back of the net four minutes later.
Social Media Reactions
Following Barca's 5-1 demolition of Viktoria Plzen, here's how fans have reacted on social media:
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