Barcelona kicked off their pre-season campaign on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe in Japan. A good win for the Blaugrana came from goals by Eric Garcia, Roony Bardghji and 17-year-old Dro Fernandez.

Yes, it was Barca’s first minutes of pre-season, but Vissel Kobe were slap bang in the middle of their league season, and are currently top of the league whilst chasing a three-peat of titles. However, only in the last few minutes of the first half when they scored the equaliser, had the hosts shown anything like the urgency required.

Teenage star Roony Bardghji scored a debut goal as Barcelona opened their preparations for the 2025-26 campaign with a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe in Japan on Sunday.

Barcelona’s newest addition, Marcus Rashford, made his unofficial debut in Blaugrana colours during the club’s first pre-season friendly against Vissel Kobe. Although he didn’t get on the