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Barcelona held to draw by fifth tier side in opening pre-season friendly
Barcelona kicked off their pre-season marketing campaign with an uneventful draw towards Unió Esportiva Olot, a Catalan facet from the fifth tier of Spanish soccer.
Blaugrana boss Xavi named a blended beginning XI, which included high-profile stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Sergino Dest in addition to a debut for brand spanking new signing Franck Kessie in central midfield.
The quartet have been joined by a number of younger stars, together with Nico, Alex Valle and Arnau Casas, whereas Miralim Pjanic was the one participant over the age of 25 on the substitutes bench.
Barça XI
Preseason opener#ForçaBarça— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 13, 2022
And the Blaugrana acquired off to the proper begin, with Ter-Stegen discovering Aubameyang with a pinpoint go earlier than the previous Arsenal man lifted the ball over the Olot shot-stopper with a cute end to notch the opening aim of Xavi’s first preseason.
GOAL BARÇA! 0-1! @mterstegen1 assists @Auba to open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/i0LVJ23dv8
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 13, 2022
The lowly Spanish facet struck again late within the first half, nevertheless, with Eloi Amagat changing from the spot regardless of the perfect efforts of Barcelona’s no.1.
Each side made important adjustments within the second half, and the primary draw for a lot of in Claret and Blue colors was the return of the damage plagued Ansu Fati, who inherited Lionel Messi’s no.10 shirt final season.
Higher but, the younger proficient Spaniard even donned the captain’s armband for the ultimate portion of the sport.
Aye, Aye, Captain! pic.twitter.com/HuNvW82sNs
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 13, 2022
Barcelona journey to the USA after this recreation, with pre-season friendlies towards Inter Miami and NY Crimson Bulls both facet of clashes with European giants Juventus and Actual Madrid.
