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Barcelona ratings vs Valladolid: Lewandowski 9, Dembele 8, Kounde 7

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Robert Lewandowski scored his second consecutive brace as Barcelona breezed past Real Valladolid with a comfortable 4-0 La Liga victory on Sunday.

It was Barca's second win from three games in the new season and moved them up to third in the table with seven points, two behind leaders Real Madrid and Real Betis.

After enduring a frustrating goalless draw in their opening game of the season against lowly Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona enjoyed a confidence-boosting 4-1 win over Real Sociedad last week, in which Lewandowski got off the mark for the campaign with two goals.

Against Valladolid they maintained the momentum and were finally able to deploy French defender Jules Kounde, who missed the first two games of the season with Barca unable to register him as a player as they struggled to comply with La Liga's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

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