Barça overthrow Tottenham on the wire in a friendly to complete their preparation

2023-08-08 22:39:21

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted 19 minutes ago

Ferran Torres (scorer) and his partners beat Tottenham in a friendly (4-2). PAU BARRENA / AFP

The Blaugranas end their preparation on a good note (4-2) before starting La Liga in Getafe on Sunday (9:30 p.m.).

Five days before their La Liga debut, FC Barcelona beat Tottenham 4-2 with two goals in added time on Tuesday at the Joan Gamper Honorary Trophy at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic. Led 2-1 for much of the game, Barça overthrew Tottenham in the very last minutes, thanks to goals from Ferran Torres (82nd), Ansu Fati (91st) and Abde (93rd).

Without Ousmane Dembélé, leaving for Paris Saint-Germain, but with what looks like a future starting XI, Xavi’s men did not shine against a revamped London team. His striker Harry Kane, also announced on the departure, to Bayern Munich, was not even on the move.

Feverish defensively, the Blaugranas lacked rigor by conceding two avoidable goals from English midfielder Oliver Skipp. (24th, 36th) First following a shot blocked by the post, which he was the first to take back in the area, then on a powerful header in the middle of the Barcelona defense.

Lewandowski goalscorer

Barça had however started their meeting perfectly, scoring in the 3rd minute thanks to a good recovery from the left foot of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, well served by Raphinha. The Catalans then gave way to a false rhythm before recovering in the second period. They multiplied the attempts, in particular through new entrants Ferran Torres and Abde, until the lock jumped in the 82nd minute.

Well placed, Ferran Torres took over a good cross from young Lamine Yamal, 16, who had barely entered the game. Launched in depth by Torres, Ansu Fati gave Barça the advantage with a cross shot in the 91st minute . Abde even widened the gap two minutes later to seal the score of the meeting. Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo was injured in the 32nd minute, replaced by Sergi Roberto.

This match, organized on the occasion of the 58th trophy Joan Gamper, founder of the club, was the last before the start of the Spanish championship this weekend. Barca travel to Getafe on Sunday at 9:30 p.m.