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Barcelona can now look towards the coming season after the final preseason tune-up of the summer finished in style, as the hosts recorded a resounding victory 6-0 at Camp Nou over Liga MX side Pumas UNAM in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
Barcelona vs. Pumas result:
The match marked Dani Alves’ return to Camp Nou just months after leaving Catalonia for Mexico. He was given a roaring ovation by a crowd of over 80,000 prior to kick-off and presented with a commemorative shirt and shield.
Robert Lewandowski scored his first Camp Nou goal as a Barcelona player and assisted both ends of Pedri’s first-half brace in the win. Ousmane Dembele also found the back of the net as Barca deservedly led 4-0 at halftime against a Ver Bullet Train 2022 Online en Españoly disorganized and shell-shocked Mexican club.
The lead was doubled shortly after with Lewandowski this time turning provider for Pedri, picking out his darting run into the penalty area and scoring in almost identical circumstances to the Pole, skipping past Gonzalez and tucking away.
In the second half, after Xavi made wholesale changes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong put the cherry on top in a brilliant performance that will give Blaugrana fans plenty of optimism for the coming season.
The Barça faithful had to wait until the beginning of the second half to watch their side chalk up their fifth of the evening, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tapping in from an Ansu Fati cross.
Transfer column regular Frenkie de Jong added Barcelona’s sixth with little over five minutes remaining as Xavi’s men capped off pre-season in style. They will kick off their La Liga campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano next Saturday.
The Sporting News followed the match live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happened.
Goals:
4th min — BAR — Robert Lewandowski
5th min — BAR — Pedri
10th min — BAR — Ousmane Dembele
19th min — BAR — Pedri
49th min — BAR — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
84th min — BAR — Frenkie de Jong
Barcelona vs. Pumas final score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Pumas UNAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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