Barça says goodbye to its Asian tour by beating Daegu (0-5)

Barça closed out their Asian tour with another thrashing. Daegu, their last opponent in South Korea before the return trip to Barcelona, suffered a resounding 5-0 defeat in a match in which Lamine Yamal was at his best again throughout the first 45 minutes, but this time he was denied a goal. The men tasked with punishing the opposition's goal, in this case, were Robert Lewandowski and Gavi , who scored in pairs in the first 45 minutes, while youth product Toni Fernández and Marcus Rashford , with his first goal as a Barcelona player, rounded off the victory in the second half.

The Blaugrana, with Joan García, Balde, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal returning as starters, were caught out by Daegu in the early stages of the match, but they soon began to make up for it thanks to the tricks their new number 10 , despite his youth, is capable of producing from the right wing of the attack. The player from Rocafonda was responsible for most of the Barcelona players' dangerous actions, with plays that drew expressions of admiration from the stands, but this time he was left without a goal. This was not the case for Gavi, who opened the scoring, of course, from a pass from Lamine, with a shot from outside the area, and who scored the 3-0 at halftime, with a subtle touch, after a good assist from Koundé , nor for Lewandowski. The Pole, in this case, scored the 2-0 after taking advantage of an assist from Gerard Martín, who was perfectly integrated into the attack on the wing, despite starting as a center back, enabled in this case by a measured pass from Raphinha.

After the restart, with the usual flurry of substitutions, the Blaugrana's play didn't suffer too much. And, in fact, it didn't take them long to put more distance between themselves and the team. Toni Fernández, after an assist from Dani Olmo , made it 4-0 before the first ten minutes of the second half were up. And Marcus Rashford, just over ten minutes later, scored his first goal for Barcelona to make it 5-0. Flick's team, of course, continued to dominate the game, and if they didn't manage to increase their lead even further, it was largely thanks to the fine saves between the sticks by Tae-Hee Han, who replaced Oh Seung-hun. The worst part for the Blaugrana, in this case, was the injury to Pau Cubarsí , who indicated that he had noticed a muscle tear before heading to the locker room early. His presence against Como next Sunday, in a traditional Joan Gamper Trophy match that will also be the final friendly of the preseason, seems rather doubtful at this point.