Barça 7-2 Saint-Omer: Great start to the Champions League

The Champions League is under way and Barça have started in the best possible fashion with a 7-2 victory over French side Saint-Omer in the Palau Blaugrana. David Cáceres' team had to come from behind to take the win and earn the coach his first win as blaugrana boss in European competition. 

French take the lead 

The game did not get off the best of starts for the blaugranes as they found themselves a goal down after just four minutes when Thibault Colin fired home. Nevertheless, the blaugranes held their nerve and two goals in a minute from Pablo Álvarez and then Sergi Llorca saw Barça in front with less than a quarter of an hour played. 

Before the break David Cáceres' side would take control of the game against Saint-Omer. Matías Pascual made it 3-1 with a well taken effort before the in-form Ferran Font added a fourth. 

Two goals in 23 seconds

Saint-Omer showed there was still life in the game in the second half when they pulled it back to 4-2 thanks to Barengo's goal. However, two goals in 23 seconds from Pablo Álvarez concluded a hat-trick for the Argentinian and put his side into a 6-2 lead. 

Matías Pascual rounded off the win to make 7-2 with eight minutes remaining to give the blaugranes a confidence boost ahead of their next two league games away at Calafell and at Reus. 

MATCH STATS 

Barça: 7
Saint-Omer: 2

Barça: Carles Grau, Ignacio Alabart, Ferran Font, Xavi Barroso and Marc Grau - starting five - Matías Pascual, Pablo Álvarez, Sergi Llorca, Sergi Aragonés and Sergi Fernández.

Saint-Omer: Pedro Chambel, Leo Savreux, Jaume Bartés, Thibault Colin and Fabien Barengo - starting five - Marçal Cuenca, Jacobo Mantiñan, Federico Balmaceda, Roc Llisa and Tom Savreux.

Goals: 0-1, Thibault Colin (min. 4); 1-1, Pablo Álvarez (min. 13); 2-1, Sergi Llorca (min. 13); 3-1, Matías Pascual (min. 19); 4-1, Ferran Font (min. 21); 4-2, Fabien Barengo (min. 33); 5-2, Pablo Álvarez (min. 34), 6-2, Pablo Álvarez (min. 34); 7-2, Matías Pascual (min. 42)