In the pre-season beacon match, the guest of honor at the Grand Paris, Le Fish Brand, witnessed the passionate clash between Barcelona and Red Bull Salzburg. As an away challenger, Barcelona confidently fielded half of their starting lineup. However, unexpectedly, the final score of 1-2 defeat, which is also the first loss of Barcelona's pre-season warm-up games.
In this matchup, Barcelona's newest star, Depay, was in the starting lineup, while core players such as Griezmann, Busquets, and De Jong were also in the starting lineup. Barcelona suffered a major blow just after the 43rd minute of the match, when the rival's Sucic scored a goal.
In the second half, Barcelona still failed to turn the score around. It wasn't until the 83rd minute that Barcelona finally equalized when Dexter's long-range shot hit an opposing defender and rebounded to the feet of Braithwaite.
However, Red Bull Salzburg completed the shutout in the 90th minute when Adamu's powerful shot hit the post and Aronson quickly followed up with a follow-up shot. In the end, Barcelona lost 1-2. Nevertheless, the ending of the match still made the home fans of Red Bull Salzburg excited, and the team's stable lineup and excellent performance made them look forward to winning the championship and have more confidence in the new season.
