Barcelona returned to the Champions League winning column in some style on Tuesday evening, as they thumped Olympiacos 6–1 in Gameweek 3 of the league phase.
While the hosts were undoubtedly the beneficiaries of some kind refereeing, they were utterly ruthless after Olympiacos, who had been competitive in the opening hour, were reduced to 10 men.
Barça ran up the score in the closing stages, with Fermín López completing his hat trick after scoring twice in the first half. Marcus Rashford also recorded his second brace of the competition, having also scored twice at Newcastle United last month.
The comfort of their lead allowed Flick to withdraw some of his stars in preparation for Saturday’s El Clásico, and this was exactly the night they required heading into that game.
