Erling Haaland scored two times as Manchester City opened their European campaign with a thumping of Sevilla.
Haaland's ninth goal in five games set City on their way to Spain, as he tapped in from Kevin de Bruyne's superb driven cross.
He scored from close range after the home goalkeeper parried Phil Foden's shot into his path at the start of the second half.
Foden had given City a cushion in their Group G opener, teasing his marker before sweeping a left-footer into the bottom-right corner of the net.
Ruben Dias side-footed Joao Cancelo's cross into the middle of an empty net to show the gulf in class between the side that finished fourth and the one that won the title.
The manner of City's victory and final score was not nice.
After their winless start to the season, Julen Lopetegui's side looked short of ideas.
With John Stones and Kyle Walker missing because of minor injuries, the hosts barely threatened, with the exception of a wild first half goal from Alejandro Gomez.
Seven years ago, City's only previous visit to the Ramonnchez-Pizjuan Stadium was when Wilfried Bony scored.
The performance was even more assured because of the fact that the hosts offered little threat to counter.
Haaland, who is seen by many as the final piece of the puzzle, came to the fore again.
He scored 11 and 12 goals in eight appearances for the club, keeping his incredible start to his City career going.
Both of them were due to his ability to read the game and anticipate the cross from De Bruyne.
Both of his finishes were from no more than eight yards out, demonstrating his ability to operate with clinical efficiency from a limited number of touches.
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