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RAPHINHA ENDS VILLA'S PERFECT RUN
Yamal pounces on a seventh-minute gift, Raphinha strikes twice, and Emery's unhappy history in Barcelona goes on
Unai Emery spent his 55th birthday in the driving Catalan rain, watching Barcelona end Aston Villa's perfect Champions League start.
Villa had won three out of three and arrived on a club-record run of four straight wins in the competition. Seven minutes in, it went wrong. Zion Suzuki played the ball to João Gomes, Pedri pressed, and the slack pass went straight to Lamine Yamal, who curled in. UEFA says the goal made him the highest-scoring teenager in Champions League history.
Scorers Barcelona: Yamal 7, Raphinha 52, 64