Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander result, stats and report

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, with Désiré Doué and late goals from Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz putting the game to bed after Barcelona briefly threatened a comeback.

Osasuna ended a run of four La Liga defeats with a controlled 2-0 home win over Racing Santander, settling the match from the penalty spot inside nine minutes before Asier Osambela wrapped it up late on. Racing offered little in front of goal and had no answer for Osasuna's purpose.

Barcelona ran out commanding 5-2 winners at Real Betis on Saturday evening, with Facundo Bernal's red card for violent conduct in the 54th minute effectively ending the contest as a competitive affair. Goals from Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric García, and Dani Olmo sealed a ruthless away win.

Barcelona arrive at this one having scored 22 goals in their last five La Liga matches. Deportivo Alaves arrive having won none of their last five. Work that one out yourself.

Barcelona arrive at El Clasico on the back of five straight La Liga wins and 22 goals scored. Real Madrid have questions to answer, but they always show up for this one.

Racing Santander host Espanyol on Saturday afternoon in a La Liga fixture that pits two sides desperately short of form and shorter still on confidence. One of them has to win. Neither looks like they want to.

Barcelona have reported PSG to UEFA over a pre-match tifo showing a blood-covered chainsaw destroying the Barça crest, but Article 16's €10,000 maximum first-offence fine means the punishment is unlikely to match the outrage. The complaint comes after PSG beat a depleted Barça 4-2, with García, Koundé, Dembélé and Olmo all affected.

Arsenal and Tottenham have been watching Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Espart, but a release clause worth more than €100million against a €25m valuation shows Barcelona have no intention of selling cheaply. This is speculative scouting, not an active transfer pursuit.