PARIS.- He FC Barcelona thrashed 5-0 to DAEGU FC This Monday in the last match of the Asian tour of the club, in which the English Marcus Rashford premiered as a Barca scorer.
The English international, assigned by the Manchester Unitedclosed the scoring account in the second part, with a right from the inside of the area after receiving the pass from the right of Eric García.
That action was one of the few outstanding occasions in the second part of the game, which was played under a flood at the Daegu stadium.
In the first part, with a team that could be considered a starter, except for the presence of young Gerard Martín and Dro, Barcelona had fun in front of a very weak rival, highlighting Lamine Yamal’s game on the right and Gavi’s goals.
The midfielder opened the scoring with a shot from the front (21) and scored the third just before the pause, with a sublime chopped gavi auction before the local goalkeeper (45+2).
Between both actions, the Polish Robert Lewandowski, after forgiving a couple of clear occasions, scored the second goal, pushing the ball to the network from inside the area after a center of Gerard Martín (26).
After the good impression left in the first part by Barça, the German coach Hansi Flick changed to the eleven players in the break, giving entrance, among others, Pedri, Cubarsí, Dani Olmo and Rashford, although he was a young canterano, Toni Fernández, the author of the fourth goal, assisted by Olmo (54).
With this match, the last LaLiga champion closes his Asian tour (in which he also defeated the Japanese club Vissel Kobe and Seoul) and only the match against how August 10 before starting the defense of the league title, on Saturday, August 16 in front in Mallorca.
Monterrey is still alive
Monterrey continues with hope of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the CUP 2025 Leagues by beating 5-3 in penalties to New York Red Bulls this Sunday, in a match of the second date that ended 1-1 in the 90 minutes.
The youth Julian Hall scored the first goal of the match for the New York cast by taking advantage of a ball to space and defining with cold blood before the departure of the Rayados goalkeeper.
The Mexican eleven matched the 38th minute through the Spanish Sergio Canales, who fish for a bounce inside the area and with a chopped auction put the 1-1.
