Barcelona end Aston Villa's unbeaten run in the Champions League

Goals from Yamal and Raphinha decided the outcome

Barcelona beat visiting Aston Villa 3-0 in a Champions League match on Tuesday, ending the English club's perfect start to this edition, AFP reports. Nineteen-year-old Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the seventh minute: after the hosts' high pressing, Joao Gomes played a misplaced pass straight to Yamal in his own penalty area, and the winger beat goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. In the second half, Raphinha scored twice — first from a Fermín López pass, then he finished off a Joao Cancelo cross with the outside of his boot. That goal was the Brazilian's 19th of the season in all competitions.

Yamal's record and the first clean sheet in 19 games

Yamal's goal was his 14th in the Champions League career-wise — he surpassed Kylian Mbappé's mark of 13 goals scored in the competition as a teenager. The win allowed Barça to move past their defeat to reigning champions PSG in the previous European match and keep their chances of finishing in the top eight of the league phase. Moreover, the Catalans kept a clean sheet in a Champions League match for the first time in 19 games. Head coach Hansi Flick highlighted the compact defence:

Remembering Jesús de Miguel

The Champions League anthem was not played before the match — in memory of Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, who died on Tuesday morning after a collision on the pitch in a Spanish second division match the day before. After the game, Raphinha refused to talk about football and offered words of support to the footballer's family:

What's next

On Sunday, Barcelona will face Atlético Madrid in La Liga. The participation of midfielder Rodri is in doubt: he was substituted after the break for Marc Bernal, and Flick said the player had felt muscular