Racing visit Celta after 7-2 loss at Barcelona

According to ESPN, the reason "futbol" is climbing the Spanish trends today runs through Santander: on September 16, in matchday 6 of the 2026-27 Liga, FC Barcelona put seven goals past newly promoted Racing Santander at the Spotify Camp Nou, winning 7-2. ESPN singles out Raphinha, who scored a hat-trick (two of them from the penalty spot) to reach 9 goals in six league rounds, a scoring run the outlet notes is Barcelona's best over that stretch since Lionel Messi also hit 9 back in 2017-18.

ESPN adds the rest of the goals came from Gabriel Jesus, Lamine Yamal and Joao Cancelo, with another counted after a passage of play involving Racing defender Asier Villalibre; Yamal himself had a wobbly night before scoring late, with a goal ruled out for offside, a missed penalty and a shot off the post. Yahoo Sports picks up the story from there and looks ahead: the two sides who matter this weekend are Celta Vigo, sitting 16th with 4 points, and Racing, 10th with 7, who meet on Saturday at Balaidos for matchday 7.

Yahoo Sports also supplies the context ESPN's match report does not: this is Racing's first season back in the Liga since 2011-2012, earned as reigning Segunda champions, and they arrive in poor away form, three straight defeats on the road and six matches in a row conceding at least one goal. It is not a comfortable meeting for the hosts either, since Yahoo notes Celta lost 1-0 to Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League over the same stretch. La Voz de Galicia, for its part, keeps the focus on Racing's bench: its September 18 headline says coach Jose Alberto Lopez is treating the Celta game as an absolute priority (we could only confirm the headline itself, as the full article was not accessible, so we are not quoting the coach directly).

One angle no match report from Santander touches: FutbolFantasy, reporting on Hansi Flick's press conference from September 15, flags how deep Barcelona's squad now runs, with Cancelo able to fill in at either full-back and five defenders available for those flanks. Put together, the outlets sketch why the keyword is trending: a historic scoreline, a record-flirting Raphinha, and a promoted side that must reset in barely 72 hours for a survival six-pointer.

Sources : ESPN, Yahoo Sports, La Voz de Galicia, FútbolFantasy, Google Trends.