Barcelona start preseason with 3-1 win against Gimnastic (video)
La Liga giants Barcelona started off preparation for the new season with a 3-1 win against lower division side Gimnastic in a preseason encounter played on Saturday, September 12th.
Barcelona opened the scoring as early as the sixth minute through Ousmane Dembele.
The serious business i̶s̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶ has just started. @Dembouz pic.twitter.com/a3XwXaZrKh
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 12, 2020
Antoine Griezmann converted a penalty to put Barcelona two goals up in the 17th minute.
Another l👀k @AntoGriezmann pic.twitter.com/OFmo5nIR7n
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 12, 2020
In the 31st minute, Javi Bonilla pulled one back for Gimnastic to reduce Barcelona’s lead at the halftime break.
New manager Ronald Koeman made 11 changes at the start of the second half.
Philippe Coutinho would convert a penalty in the 51st minute to score Barcelona’s third. as they held on for the win.
Trickery by @Phil_Coutinho pic.twitter.com/dfBDx7pV3Q
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 12, 2020