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FC Seoul 3–7 Barcelona: Lamine Yamal Brace, Rashford Assist As Flick Ball Shines

FC Seoul 3–7 Barcelona: Lamine Yamal Brace, Rashford Assist As Flick Ball Shines In Second Preseason Game In Korea. Here Are The Full Postmatch Talks And Analysis.

Barcelona overpowered FC Seoul, defeating the South Korean club 7-3 in their second preseason game, demonstrating the depth and brilliance of their offense as well as their defensive vulnerability.

Hansi Flick’s team scored before the 10-minute mark. Dani Olmo regained the ball in the final third and drove at an unstructured back line. Olmo set up Lamine Yamal for a shot that missed the post, but the rebound fell perfectly into Robert Lewandowski’s path, and the veteran striker simply tapped in Barcelona’s first.

Barcelona’s early onslaught resumed in the fifteenth minute. Yamal cut inside from the right flank and attempted to play a through ball into Olmo’s path.

The pass was stopped, but the rebound fell at his feet, and he unleashed a thunderous low shot from distance that Kang Hyeon-mu couldn’t stop from going into the near post. The teenager opened his account wearing Barcelona’s No.10 shirt.

The hosts equalized after Yamal was dispossessed near Barcelona’s box. Kim Jin-su threw in a vicious low cross, which Cho Young-wook buried emphatically from close range to put FC Seoul back in the game. Cho appeared to be offside, but there was no VAR in the friendly, thus the goal remained.

Barcelona failed to capitalize on opportunities to reclaim their two-goal lead, as FC Seoul knotted the game just before halftime. Anderson Oliveira put Yazan Abu Al-Arab through on goal, and the center back capitalized on Barça’s high line to bring the hosts level.

A minute later, the visitors replied, and Yamal completed his brace to put Barça ahead again with the penultimate kick before halftime.

Flick switched his whole lineup in the second half. The Catalans controlled early, and Andreas Christensen added a fourth when he sent a rocket from the car park into the back of the net 10 minutes into the second half.

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Ferran Torres was the next to join the party. Jofre Torrents, a La Masia kid, sent a fantastic cross into Torres’ path, and the super-sub calmly moved away from his man and buried Barcelona’s fifth goal into the near post. Only two minutes later, Gavi added a sixth with excellent turn control and a superb weak-foot finish.

FC Seoul scored a third goal five minutes into stoppage time, taking advantage of the space created behind Barcelona’s high defensive line. Still, Marcus Rashford would provide his first assist as a Blaugrana, sending up Torres to complete his brace, making the score 7-3.

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