Aubameyang scores first Barcelona goals in win against Valencia

Former Arsenal forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace for his new club Barcelona in their 4-1 victory against Valencia on Sunday.

Barca extended their unbeaten run in La Liga to nine matches with the victory at Valencia.

Aubameyang was actually making his first start for the club in the league and he slammed in the opener from Jordi Alba’s pass.

Read Also: Xavi set to unleash Aubameyang on Napoli in Europa League knockout

Frenkie de Jong tapped in a second for the visitors and Aubameyang converted from close range, despite a VAR check for offside.

Carlos Soler pulled one back for the hosts before Pedri curled home superbly from range to seal a big win for the Xavi side.

Barca climbed to fourth place after the win, a spot above champions Atletico Madrid who had beaten Osasuna at the weekend to atay in top four.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now