Aubameyang writes the first lines of his history with Barcelona 2 goals against Valencia
Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Barcelona striker, scored twice in a Bluegrana shirt during the match against Valencia on Sunday evening, as part of the 25th round of La Liga, in the bat stronghold of Mistia.
Aubameyang opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 23rd minute and added his second and third personal goal for his team in the 38th minute.
According to Opta Statistics, Aubameyang is the second player in Bluegrana's history to score a double in his first la Liga game in the 21st century.
Aubameyang had never done so, except Francisco Trencao against Alaves, in February 2021, the network added.
She pointed out that the former Arsenal star also became one of four players who scored goals, in La Liga, the Premier League, bundesliga and the French League during the 21st century, along with Stefan Yovitch (who also scored in Serie A), Michy Batshuayi and James Rodriguez.
A big blow to Barcelona after crushing Valencia
Barcelona suffered a heavy blow during valencia's match on Sunday, despite a big victory (4-1) at the Mestaia Stadium, in the 25th round of La Liga.
Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick in the 23rd, 38th and 63rd minutes, and Ferenez de Jong scored in the 32nd minute, while Valencia's Carlos Soler scored in the 52nd minute.
According to The Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Jordi Alba received his fifth yellow card, confirming his absence from barça's next match against Athletic Bilbao.
On Sunday, Barcelona will host Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in the 26th round of the League.
Alba's absence is a major blow to Barcelona, especially since his replacement Alejandro Balde is sufferi ng from injury, which will cause a real problem for coach Xavi, who has to secure the replacement by hiring a midfielder for this position.
With this victory, the Bluegrana increased their tally to 42 points, in fourth place, while Valencia froze at 30 points, in 12th place.