{"id":81868,"date":"2026-09-07T06:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81868\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T06:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:52:09","slug":"%f0%9f%97%9e%ef%b8%8f-mondays-front-pages-barca-masterclass-crisis-at-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81868\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f Monday\u2019s front pages, Bar\u00e7a masterclass, crisis at Valencia&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Monday\u2019s sports press places <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/barcelona-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FC Barcelona<\/a>\u2019s emphatic thrashing at Mestalla (0-5) at the center of attention, a commanding win that cements the Blaugrana as the sole leaders of <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/competition\/laliga-10\/fixtures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LaLiga<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast to the Bar\u00e7a euphoria, <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/team\/valencia-143\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valencia<\/a> suffer a heavy blow that has sparked deep concern in the capital of the Turia, while Real Madrid draws the spotlight ahead of the European kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalan newspapers are full of praise for Hansi Flick\u2019s team. Mundo Deportivo leads with \u201cLeader\u2019s five-star win\u201d and describes the Blaugrana side as a \u201csteamroller,\u201d highlighting the brace from Lamine Yamal and the goals from Ferm\u00edn, Raphinha and Pedri. <\/p>\n<p>Along the same lines, Sport goes with \u201cWhat a marvel!\u201d, putting the emphasis on the footballing masterclass at Mestalla to go top with a perfect record.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Valencia press reflects the bitter side of the matchday. Superdeporte bluntly headlines \u201cIt smells like death\u201d, warning of Valencia\u2019s collapse, bottom of the table after taking just one point from a possible 12, with Kiat Lim present in the directors\u2019 box watching the match.<\/p>\n<p>In the capital, the front page of As focuses on the tactical side and the absences for Real Madrid under the headline \u201cDiomande time\u201d, anticipating a starting role for the Ivorian ahead of the Champions League debut due to the players missing. <\/p>\n<p>At the top of Marca, meanwhile, the newspaper reveals the details and secrets behind the Diomande and Vinicius operations, explained by agent Thiago Freitas.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Estadio Deportivo focuses on the draw between Espanyol and Sevilla (1-1) with the headline \u201cA bittersweet point\u201d, praising Sevilla\u2019s effort after taking the lead through Stassin and playing with ten men following Sangante\u2019s red card before the home side\u2019s equaliser in stoppage time<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 David Ramos &#8211; 2026 Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Monday\u2019s sports press places FC Barcelona\u2019s emphatic thrashing at Mestalla (0-5) at the center of attention, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-81868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-valencia","tag-valencia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}