Barcelona 4 - Valladolid 0

Barcelona: Bonano; Puyol, Andersson, Frank De Boer, Coco; Gabri (Motta 65'), Rochemback, Gerard (Alfonso 80'); Kluivert; Saviola, Overmars (Geovanni 85'). 4-3-1-2. Valladolid: Ricardo; Torres Gómez, Santamaría (Eusebio 46'), Peña, Tena, Marcos; Ricchetti, Jesús, Luis García (Fernando Sales 46'), Oscar; Tote. 5-4-1.

Team changes: Barcelona: Andersson, Rochemback, Gerard, Saviola for Christanval, Xavi, Cocu, Rivaldo / Valladolid: Peña, Ricchetti, for Mario, Cuauhtèmoc Blanco.

Goals:
1-0. 18. Saviola. Toe poke into net after through ball by Overmars.
2-0. 19. Puyol. Took return pass from Saviola to shoot in from right of area.
3-0. 63. Kluivert (penalty). After Saviola pushed over by Jesús.
4-0. 88. Saviola. Shot in off bar after cross from Rochemback.

Barcelona restored some pride after losing to Real Madrid and getting knocked out of the cup, beating Valladolid by a flattering 4-0. A much changed team came out at the Nou Camp to a chorus of boos and whistles, with the smallest crowd of the season turning out after their recent disappointments. With several players on international duty and others injured, Rexach was forced to include Kluivert, De Boer and Gabri in the starting line up, all three of whom had played for their country only 24 hours earlier. They took a comfortable lead though with two goals in a minute, Saviola getting the first after Overmars put him through and Puyol getting a second from Saviola's return pass, driving the ball past Ricardo who was celebrating his first call up for the Spanish national side.

Valladolid came back later in the half, and Bonano was forced to save twice from Ricchetti and Luis García. Eusebio and Fernando Sales came on at half time, and Sales broke through twice almost immediately, the first effort going wide and the second saved by the on-form Barça keeper. The home fans breathed a sigh of relief though when Saviola won himself a penalty and Kluivert converted, and after a much applauded Eusebio hit the bar with a free kick, Saviola hit the fourth from Rochemback's cross. In the last minute referee Pérez Lasa awarded a penalty to the visitors after Puyol pushed over Oscar, but for the second time this season Tote missed, his shot hitting the foot of the post and bouncing out. Barcelona move two places up the table to second, now only a point behind leaders Deportivo.