Barcelona’s head coach Hansi Flick said his team’s performance in a 5-0 win against Valencia was nearly perfect, but he admitted they can be even better. In-form Lamine Yamal scored a brace, whereas Raphinha, Fermín López and Pedri also found the back of the net for the Catalan club.

With this fourth-straight win, Barcelona moved to the top of the La Liga standings after Real Madrid suffered a loss against Real Betis on Friday.

“It’s all about the quality in training,” Flick said of Barça’s five-star showing. “When I see this, I am convinced about how we can play.

“Today was a fantastic game, nearly perfect. We had control, we were dominant. This is what I want: to control the game and try to get spaces. We did it.

“But nothing is perfect. You can always improve. We can get better.”

Barcelona were looking to rope in Argentina’s striker Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid but eventually signed Gabriel Jesus, who made his debut as a late substitute against Valencia.

“It doesn’t change our thoughts,” Flick added when asked if Barça’s need for a striker may reduce if they keep scoring at the current rate.

“We normally need a real No.9, this is clear. But we have huge quality in the offence, also in the midfield — everyone can score goals.

“I am also happy that Pedri scored today. For me, how we play, how we control the game and how use the spaces [is important], but we also have the quality in 1v1 situations and the finishing.”

Midfielder Pedri also said Barça will not struggle for goals this year.

“People always want a striker that scores 40 goals a season, but we have a lot of players that can do that work,” the Spain international told Movistar.

“We have a lot of players who will get in those positions to score goals — we have Raphinha, Lamine, [Anthony] Gordon, Gabriel Jesus, [Karim] Adeyemi… We won’t lack goals this season.”

Barcelona will next face Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.