Barcelona host Racing Santander seeking sixth straight La Liga win

Barcelona welcome Racing Santander at Camp Nou on Wednesday in La Liga's sixth round, aiming to extend a perfect start to their title defense.

• Barcelona hosted Racing Santander on Wednesday at Camp Nou in the sixth round of the 2026-27 La Liga season.
• The match is the first league meeting between the two clubs since March 2012.
• Barcelona leads the standings with 15 points, while Racing Santander sits 10th with 7 points.
• Hansi Flick announced Barcelona's starting lineup for the match, naming Hamza Abdel Karim among the substitutes.
• Lamine Yamal matched Lionel Messi's record of three braces in his first five league matches, needing one more goal for five consecutive scoring matches.
• A win over Racing Santander would give coach Hansi Flick a seventh consecutive victory, surpassing Ernesto Valverde's club record.
• Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 7-2 at Spotify Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick including two penalties.
• João Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal and an own goal completed the scoring for Barcelona.
• The win extended Barcelona's perfect start to 18 points from six matches, three clear of Real Madrid.